Users, roles, and permissions

A list of topics pertaining to users, roles, and permissions in Brightspot.

You can limit a role’s access to certain workflow transitions. For example, you may want one role to do only content editing, and another role to do only proofreading. To limit a role’s access to work...
Assigning a content form to a role makes that form the default for that role for that content type. Referring to the illustration in Content edit form hierarchy, when you assign a three-field content ...
Most permission settings have one of the following scopes: All—The role has access to all controls within that feature. If you select All in the Sites field, the role’s users have access to all sites....
A control is an item in Brightspot that you click or select, such as a widget, tab, checkbox, or list. You restrict access to a control by setting a permission on it. Permissions are set at the role l...
You can enable editing permissions for production guides at the role level. To enable editing permissions for production guides: Click Menu icon > Admin > Users & Roles. In the Roles widget, select th...
Each role has an associated list of permissions to access features within Brightspot.
This topic describes permissions, roles and custom content edit forms, creating new users, and assigning roles to those users.
This guide provides detailed information on managing your users within Brightspot.
This topic explains concepts related to permissions in Brightspot.
You can customize Brightspot’s color scheme and layout. All users can customize Brightspot’s appearance for themselves. Administrators can customize the appearance for a specific site or for the global site.

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