Create a permission

Create a permission to use to define a user's access to a forum and the content in the forum.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_communities.admin

About this task

Permissions are reusable. Before creating a permission, check if any existing permissions match your requirements.

Procedure

1. Navigate to All > Community > Administration > Permissions.

2. Click New.

3. On the form, fill in the fields.

   Field	Description
   Name	Name for the permission.
   Description	Description of the permission.

4. Click Submit.

5. Add access types to a permission
   Access types for a permission determine the access that users have to certain forums.

6. Add content types to a permission
   Content types for a permission determine the access that users have to certain content in a forum.
7. Create a permission exception
   Create a permission exception for users who require specific permissions for a forum.

Parent Topic:Forum and user permissions management