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User privileges

Privileges determine whether certain functionality is available for a group of users, namely, those users with a specific user role.

Lists of values

The list of values with ID DPRIVILEGE defines the list of available Privileges. The following table describes the privileges that are available in Tridion Docs:

IDNameDescription
VPRIVILEGESYSTEMADMINISTRATORSystem Administrator PrivilegeThis "superprivilege" enables all user roles that have it to perform all management functions. The System Administrator Privilege is automatically assigned to the Administrator user role during installation or upgrade.
VPRIVILEGETRANSLATIONMANAGEMENTTranslation Management PrivilegeAllows a user to manage translations.
VPRIVILEGEWORKFLOWSETTINGSWorkflow Settings PrivilegeAllows a user to configure workflow by editing the XML under Settings > XML Settings > Statuses in Organize Space.
VPRIVILEGEPLUGINSETTINGSPlugin Settings PrivilegeAllows a user to configure plugins by editing the XML configurations for plugins under Settings > XML Settings in Organize Space: Publish Plug-ins, Write Plug-ins and Delete Plug-ins.
VPRIVILEGEUSERMANAGEMENTUser Management PrivilegeAllows a user to add, remove or modify users, user groups and user roles under Settings > Users in Organize Space.
VPRIVILEGELISTOFVALUESMANAGEMENTList Of Values Management PrivilegeAllows a user to add, remove or modify values in the lists of values found under Settings > System > Lists of Values in Organize Space.
VPRIVILEGEOUTPUTFORMATSMANAGEMENTOutput Formats Management PrivilegeAllows a user to add, remove or modify output formats.
VPRIVILEGEINBOXSETTINGSInbox Settings PrivilegeAllows a user to configure inboxes by editing the XML under Settings > XML Settings > Inboxes
VPRIVILEGETRANSLATIONSETTINGSTranslation Settings PrivilegeAllows a user to configure translation management by editing the XML under Settings > XML Settings > Translations
VPRIVILEGEMOVEOBJECTMove Object PrivilegeAllows a user to move objects to folders with different security settings.
VPRIVILEGEUNDOCHECKOUTCONTENTUndo Checkout Content PrivilegeAllows a user to perform an "undo checkout" on the document object content of an object checked out by another user.
VPRIVILEGEEVENTMONITOREvent Monitor PrivilegeAllows a user to access the Event Monitor and delete events.
VPRIVILEGEPROJECTMANAGEMENTProject Administrator PrivilegeAllows a user to add, remove or modify projects in the Publication Hub.
VPRIVILEGEUNRELEASEPUBLICATIONOUTPUTUnrelease Publication Output PrivilegeAllows a user to unrelease a released publication output.
VPRIVILEGETAXONOMYMANAGEMENTTaxonomy Management PrivilegeAllows a user to configure taxonomies.
VPRIVILEGEMETRICSMANAGEMENTMetrics Management PrivilegeAllows a user to view metrics and to modify the configuration for metrics.

Granting user privileges

To grant a user any of the listed privileges, both of the following steps must be performed:

  • The privilege must be added to the appropriate user role.
  • The role must be assigned to the user.