About permissions and permission sets

Tonic Structural uses permissions and permission sets to manage role-based access (RBAC) to Structural features and functions.

What is a permission?

A permission grants access to a specific feature or function.

What is a permission set?

A permission set is a collection of permissions that can be assigned to a user or an SSO group.

• Built-in permission sets come with Structural. You cannot edit or delete a built-in permission set.
• On the Enterprise license plan, you can also create custom permission sets.

Types of permissions and permission sets

Global permissions and permission sets

Global permissions control access to features and functions that are outside of the context of a specific workspace. For example, global permissions control who can manage users and configure environment settings.

For the lists of built-in global permission sets and available permissions, go to Built-in global permission sets and available permissions.

For information on how to assign global permission sets, go to Configuring access to global permission sets and Granting initial admin access on self-hosted instances.

You can also select a default global permission set to assign to all new users.

Workspace permissions and permission sets

Workspace permissions provide access to specific workspace management features and functions.

Workspace permission sets are assigned to users and groups within the context of a specific workspace. For example, a user might have the Editor permission set in one workspace and the Viewer permission set in another workspace.

For the lists of built-in workspace permission sets and available permissions, go to Built-in workspace permission sets and available permissions.

For information on how to assign workspace permission sets, go to Sharing workspace access.

You can also select a default workspace permission set to assign to workspace owners.