View and Manage Page Restrictions
- Smateso Atlassian Apps Admin
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” then “Page Restrictions”
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You can also access the page restrictions from the space tools, when you are a space admin.
Go to your space → space tools → Apps → Permission Management
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
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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.
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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 and their meaning.
Symbol/Setting | Meaning | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| No restrictions | There are no page restrictions |
Editing restricted | Everyone can view the page, but only some can edit. | |
| Viewing and editing restricted | The viewing and editing of the page is restricted. Only users/groups with permissions can view and/or edit. NOTE: Viewing restrictions are inherited to subpages, edit restrictions are not. |
Users/groups with permissions to the restricted page | Shows which users/groups have permissions in case the page is restricted. |
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)If you want to “Reset” all made changes and restore the original state, click on “Reset”.
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 the “Select”-button
Choose whether you want to select a user or group
Type at least two characters of the name of the user/group you want to select
After selecting the user/group the currently set permissions for the pages in the selected space are shown.
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
2. 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)
Apply and removing permissions to and from all pages
In case you want to apply/remove a permission to/from all pages in the space for a user/group:
Click on the button on top of the list in the column of the permission you want to set.
The top one applies permissions to all pages in the space, which have a restriction set
The bottom one removes them.
The selected permission will be set for all pages in the space, meaning also those pages which are not shown on the current page in our app.When you are sure, you want to set that permission, click on “Yes” in the pop-up window. After that the changes take effect immediately. You do not have to click on “Save permission changes”