Edit permissions
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Main Page > User manual > UM-7 Administer ICA-AtoM > UM-7.2 1.0.9 Edit user permissions in ICA-AtoM 1.0.9
When refining user permissions, it is often useful to start with the group to which the user belongs. You can refine permissions for the group, then add users to the group, all of whom will inherit the modified permissions.
Scenario: In a multi-repository system, add a user who can create, update and publish archival descriptions belonging to one institution only.
1. In the main menu bar, go to admin > groups > contributor. Click on Archival description permissions. Your screen will show the default "grant" permissions for the contributor group - i.e. it shows you everything the user is permitted to do.
2. Click Edit. In the edit screen, you will get a better sense of the user's permission settings. The contributor has the following permissions:
