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Configuring Security for Child Categories

Prerequisites:

You can grant all or individual groups Full Access or Read-Only Access permissions to child taxonomy categories. Configure each child category to inherit its parent category's security settings or use its own.

To configure security for a child category:

  1. Navigate to Administration > Taxonomy.
  2. Select the child category within the Taxonomy Tree.
    Tip

    Click the parent category arrow to expand children.

  3. Click the Security tab.
  4. Choose one of the following steps:

    • Select the Inherit security settings from parent category checkbox.

      Version Notes: CMS 10.0–10.5

      Click OK to confirm your selection in the subsequent dialog.

      The checkbox is selected by default. If selected, the content item uses the parent category security settings. See Configuring Parent Category Security for details.

      Inherit Parent Category Security

    • Clear the Inherit security settings from parent category, and complete the following steps.

      Version Notes: CMS 10.0–10.5

      Click OK to confirm your selection in the subsequent dialog.

      If cleared, the child category uses its own security settings rather than its parent settings.

      For example, the parent category may grant groups full access while the child grants groups read-only access, and vice-versa. You can configure the child's security settings per group to be less restrictive, more restrictive, or equal to its parent security.

      1. Optional: Select the Everyone user group. Click Remove.

        Note

        The Everyone user group overrides all other settings in Security.

        Remove Group from Security

      2. Click Add.

        The Select Access Groups dialog displays.

        Add Group(s) to Security

      3. Select groups to add. You can press CTRL+Click or SHIFT+Click to multi-select groups.

      4. Click Add.

        Version Notes: CMS 10.0–10.5

        The OK button displays instead of Add in CMS 10.0–10.5. Click OK to confirm your group selections.

        The selections display in the User Group list.

      5. Select one of the following options in each group's Security Access Level drop-down list.

        Option

        Description

        Full Access

        Grants users with appropriate group permissions to access and apply the category.

        Read Only

        Grants users with appropriate group permissions to only view the category.

  5. Click Save.
    Version Notes: CMS 10.0–10.5

    The Apply button displays instead of Save in CMS 10.0–10.5. Click Apply to confirm your group security settings.