About Public Folder Permissions

All members of the Everyone Security Group have View permissions for the //Public/Meridium folder and its subfolders.

Super Users, members of the MI Catalog Administrator Security Group, or Members of the MI Power User Role Security Group have full permissions to Public folders.

Public folder permissions can be set at any level and, optionally, spread to the subfolders that exist within that folder using the Spread function. Permissions that have been spread from a higher-level folder will not appear in the grid in the Permissions section when you access the Catalog Folder Properties window from a subfolder.

Besides the automatic Public folder permissions, all other Public Catalog folder permissions must be granted explicitly to Security Users and Security Groups. The following list explains the available permissions:

• Create: Allows a Security User or Security Group create items in the folder.

  Note: Granting Create permissions will allow a Security User or Security Group to create only Catalog items, not Catalog folders. Only Super Users or members of the MI Catalog Administrator Security Group can create subfolders within the Public folder.
• View: Allows a Security User or Security Group view or open items within the folder.
• Edit: Determines a Security User or Security Group's ability to modify item properties within a given folder. The following options are available for this permission level:
  • None: Restricts a Security User or Security Group from modifying any items within the folder.

  • Own: Allows a Security User or Security Group modify only the items they own.

    Tip: By default, the Security User who first saved a Catalog item owns it. Ownership can be transferred to another user after the item is saved.
  • All: Allows a Security User or Security Group modify all items within the folder, regardless of ownership.
• Delete: Determines a Security User or Security Group's ability to delete items within a given folder. The following options are available for this permission level:
  • None: Restricts a Security User or Security Group from deleting any items within the folder.
  • Own: Lets a Security User or Security Group delete only the items they own.
  • All: Allows a Security User or Security Group delete all items within the folder, regardless of ownership.

Permissions can be modified in the Permissions section on the Catalog Folder Properties window. For each permission type, the Spread check box is available. Selecting this check box will cause the selected permissions to be inherited by all subfolders of the current folder.