What is Manage Permissions?
Manage Permissions is the central administration tool for controlling who can access which applications and with what level of authorization. It replaces the older single-page "manage_auth" interface with a structured, multi-source approach.
How to access it
Open Administration → Manage Permissions from the sidebar. You will see a dashboard of all available applications organized by category.
The four sources of a permission
An authorization can reach a user through four distinct channels, in decreasing priority:
| Source | What it means | Managed in |
|---|---|---|
| Founder | The Founder always has full access to every permission. Cannot be edited. | System-level |
| Manual | An administrator explicitly granted this permission to a specific user, optionally with a validity window. | Manage Permissions → application → permission |
| Profile | The user was assigned a Permission Profile that includes this permission. All profile members inherit it automatically. | Manage Permissions → application → Profiles tab |
| Package | The user is a member of a Permission Package that includes this permission. | Permissions Workflow (sub-app) |
| Auto-Rule | The system automatically granted the permission because the user meets a defined condition (e.g., belongs to a specific group). | Automatic — managed by the rule configuration |
Granting access to an application
- Open Manage Permissions and select the application.
- If the app has more than one permission, select the specific one from the list.
- On the permission detail page, click New Authorization.
- Search for the user by personal code or name and select them.
- Choose the value (access level), optional scope (e.g., a specific structure), and an optional validity window.
- Confirm. The authorization takes effect immediately.
Tip: If you need to grant the same set of permissions to multiple users at once, consider creating a Permission Profile or a Permission Package instead.
Granting access to the Administration Control Panel (ACP)
To give a user access to the ACP:
- Open Manage Permissions and find the application that controls the function you want to grant.
- Alternatively, add the user to the group SYSTEM_ADM – System administrators via the authorization groups management application.
Note: Changes take effect on the user's next page load (or login). If a user reports they still cannot access something, ask them to log out and log back in.
