> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.tonic.ai/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.tonic.ai/app/admin/tonic-user-access/permissions.md).

# Managing permissions

You use permissions and permission sets to manage access to Tonic Structural features and functions.

## About permission sets and permissions

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>About permission sets</strong></td><td>Overview of how permissions work in Structural.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/weejhycctSRY3TRwKQ74">/pages/weejhycctSRY3TRwKQ74</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Built-in permission sets</strong></td><td>Permission sets that are built into every Structural instance.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/D8Fz1ITgsbiDsAIoK1Te">/pages/D8Fz1ITgsbiDsAIoK1Te</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Available permissions</strong></td><td>Available global and workspace permissions.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/rjv44KdwL58mIOWFkEAJ">/pages/rjv44KdwL58mIOWFkEAJ</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Configure permission sets

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>View permission set lists and details</strong></td><td>View the lists and permission assignments for workspace and global permission sets.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/SV6nnF8sK6cwr5DSU0gm">/pages/SV6nnF8sK6cwr5DSU0gm</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Configure custom permission sets</strong></td><td>Create and manage custom global and workspace permission sets.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/yTmEWCQUPxbkIv3Z7vl7">/pages/yTmEWCQUPxbkIv3Z7vl7</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Select default permission sets</strong></td><td>Select the global permission set for all Structural users, and the workspace permission set for all workspace owners.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/IC2gHHVmfRwuxDMFt2GE">/pages/IC2gHHVmfRwuxDMFt2GE</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

## Assign permission sets

<table data-view="cards"><thead><tr><th></th><th></th><th></th><th data-hidden data-card-target data-type="content-ref"></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>Assign global permission sets</strong></td><td>Determine the users and groups that have access to global permission sets.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/TPKNJNVZM1L3fqNQkUQX">/pages/TPKNJNVZM1L3fqNQkUQX</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Set initial admin access</strong></td><td>Identify the initial users who are granted the Admin permission set on a a new self-hosted instance.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/FaXdLqwzqarn2LuJq8rQ">/pages/FaXdLqwzqarn2LuJq8rQ</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Select Account Admins on Structural Cloud</strong></td><td>Grant administrator access for an organization on Structural Cloud.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/cliecyYr0351RnUYcd6E">/pages/cliecyYr0351RnUYcd6E</a></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Assign workspace permission sets</strong></td><td>Grant workspace access to additional users.</td><td></td><td><a href="/pages/-MEx52iIIi8pXRp5K226">/pages/-MEx52iIIi8pXRp5K226</a></td></tr></tbody></table>


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