Viewing and Editing Object Permissions
Every object in M-Files has permissions. The object's permissions specify what type of access rights the vault users have for that object. For more information about permissions, refer to Object Permissions.
Access right types
In M-Files, there are four types of access rights:
Access right | Description |
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Read | Lets the user see the object and its metadata. If the object has file content, lets the user view it. |
Edit | Gives the user read access and lets them edit the metadata and file content. |
Delete | Gives the user read access and lets them delete the object. |
Change permissions | Gives the user read access and lets them change the object's permission settings. |
Permissions dialog
To open the Permissions dialog of an object, click the Permissions field on the metadata card.
The dialog contains two sections:
- The Effective permissions section. You can use this section to edit the access rights of the selected object. For example, Full control for all internal users, Only for me, another predefined collection of permission settings, or customized permissions. If the object has automatic permissions settings, no selections are available.
- The Check permissions section. You can use this section to see what type of access the vault users have for the object with the current settings.
Viewing access rights
To view the effective access rights for an object:
- Select the object in the listing area.
- On the metadata card, click the Permissions field.
- In the Permissions dialog's Check permissions section, select which type of access rights to view.
- Optional: In the search field, enter a name to filter the list of users.
- Use the table to see the given access rights for each user.
Editing access rights
To edit the access rights of an object:
Disabling automatic permissions
Some objects can have automatically specified permission settings. In most situations, you can disable the automatic permission settings and select a predefined collection of permissions for the object. For information about permission settings in M-Files, refer to Object Permissions.
To disable automatic permissions of an object: