Open the Page Permissions Tab
In order to view and manage the page restrictions:
Open the admin panel
In the left navigation bar, select “Permission Management” under the title “Smateso Configuration”
Click on the tab “Page Restrictions”
Managing page restrictions in a space independently from users/groups
Select a space
To get the list of all pages and their restrictions, you need to select a space first:
Click on “Select a Space”
Type at least two characters of the space name
Tip
They do not have to be the first two characters of the name.
After selecting the space a list of all pages and subpages with the current restrictions is shown.
Tip
To see or unsee all subpages click on “Expand All” and “Collapse All”
Understanding the currently set restrictions and symbols in the page restriction tab
When looking at the table of pages the amount of information and settings displayed can be overwhelming.
Here is a short description of all symbols/icons and settings
Symbol/Setting | Meaning | Explanation |
---|---|---|
No restrictions | ||
Editing restricted | ||
Viewing and editing restrcited | ||
Inherited restrictions | ||
Restricted for users/groups |
You can find out more about how page restrictions work here: https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf713/page-restrictions-1077913203.html
Editing the page restrictions independently from a user/group
For the page you want to restrict/lift the restrictions, go to the column “Restrictions”
Choose a setting in the dropdown menu
When you are done making changes, click on “Save permission changes”
(You need to save the changes you made, before going to the next page)
Tip (NOT WORKING CURRENTLY DUE TO DIRECT SYNCHRONIZATION)
To find out the original setting, have a look at the following:
originally “no restrictions”: open lock and no people-icon next to the drop down
originally “Editing restricted”: open lock and a people-icon next to the drop down
originally “Viewing and editing restricted”: closed red lock and a people-icon next to the drop down
Managing permissions for restricted pages for a user/group
You can also edit the page permissions of a specific user/group
Selecting the user or group
To view or manage page permissions for a certain user/group you have to select the respective user/group:
In the last column, click on “Select”-button
Choose whether you want to select a user or group
Type at least two characters of the name if the user/group you want to select
Tip
They do not have to be the first two characters of the name.
After selecting the user/group the currently set permissions for the pages in the seleczed space are shown.
Understanding the currently set oage permission for a user/group and symbols in the page restriction tab with a user/group selected
When looking at the table of pages the amount of information and settings displayed can be overwhelming.
Here is a short description of all symbols/icons and settings
Symbol/Setting | Meaning | Explanation |
---|---|---|
You can find out more about how page restrictions work here: https://confluence.atlassian.com/conf713/page-restrictions-1077913203.html
Editing page permissions for a user/group
After selecting a user/group, you can edit their space permissions:
Click on the according checkboxes, where you want to set/remove permissions for the selected user/group
When you are done making changes, click on “Save permission changes”
(You need to save the changes you made, before going to the next page)
Tips
Changes will be marked with an asterisk, so you always know what the orignal setting was
If you want to set/remove all permissions in a space or the same permission in all spaces, you can use the checkboxes on the left side of the list and on top of the list
In case you selected a user, checkboxes will have a blue background if the user has permissions for that case by a group membership