OpenWGA 7.2 - OpenWGA Concepts and Features

Authorisation » Application level authorisations

Access levels

Access levels are "packages" of access rights predefined by OpenWGA for common user types. They are ordered in ascending rights order where every higher level contains the rights of the previous level plus some more that are specific for the current level.

The following access levels are defined:
Access level Value Added Authorisation User type
NOACCESS 0 The user has no access to the application and its resources.  
READER 10 The user may read the applications resources but not modify any data. Data consumer, like simple website visitor
AUTHOR 20
  • May create new pages and modify contents he is author on (either being author, owner or a coauthor), also according to editing rights on page, content type or language definition
  • May not delete any document
Guided data contributor with reduced rights
EDITOR 30
  • May create, edit and delete any page, according to editing rights on page, content type or language definition
  • May optionally delete documents
Normal, independently working data contributor
CHIEF EDITOR 40
  • May create, edit and delete any page, independent of editing rights on page, content type or language definition
  • May optionally delete documents
  • May edit archived content versions
  • Can determine workflows, reader and editor rights on pages
  • Can manage workflow definitions, website areas, content types and language definitions
Leading data contributor with full functional competence for the website
MANAGER 90
  • May create, edit and delete any page, independent of editing rights on page, content type or language definition
  • May optionally delete documents
  • May edit archived content versions
  • Can determine workflows, reader and editor rights on pages
  • Can manage workflow definitions, website areas, content types and language definitions
  • Can edit unique names on documents
  • Can use pages of any content type at any position, independent from a content types positioning setting
  • Can change content types on pages
Technical administrator of the application
The authorities of access levels regarding documents in a matrix:


Content documents

Pages

Language defs,

Content types,

Website Areas,

Workflows


Edit

Delete

Edit

Delete

Edit

Delete

READER







AUTHOR

Own ones only


Only create




EDITOR

X

X

X

X



CHIEF EDITOR
X
X
X
X
X
X

MANAGER

X

X

X

X

X

X


Notes about the matrix:

  • The "edit" authorisation also contains the right to create the related document, unless other stated

  • Edit and deletion rights can additionally be restricted by more granular authorisation settings, for example for specific areas, content types, languages or a special page hierarchy branch