Read and write permissions

The following table summarizes the actions you or another user can perform when you are working with documents and folders.

Table 1. Read / Write Permissions
Task Permission
View the contents of a folder (subfolders and documents) READ access to the folder.
View (open) a document READ access to the document.
Edit a document See the permissions for "Rename a document."
Run a report
READ access to the report definition.
Note: If you select a destination folder for the report results, and for which you do not have write permissions, the report results is sent to your personal documents area.
Move a document
  • WRITE access to the document
  • WRITE access to source folder
  • WRITE access to target folder
Move a folder
  • WRITE access to folder to be moved
  • WRITE access to parent folder of the folder is moved
  • WRITE access to target folder
Publish a document to a shared folder See the permissions for "Move a document."
Publish a folder to a shared folder See the permissions for "Move a folder."
Create a subfolder in a shared folder
  • WRITE access to the parent folder
Rename a document
  • WRITE access to the document
  • WRITE access to the parent folder of the document
Rename a folder
  • WRITE access to the folder
  • WRITE access to the parent folder
Delete a document
  • WRITE access to the document
  • WRITE access to the parent folder of the document
Delete a folder
  • WRITE access to the folder
  • WRITE access to the parent folder
Change permissions for a document or folder OWNER of the document or folder