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CMS 10.6 Copying Permissions

Prerequisites:

CMS 10.6 must be installed. See CMS Statistics to check the site version.

Administrators can copy a user group's permission settings and then paste them in another group's permission settings. This feature replaces all the receiving group's original permission settings with the newly pasted permissions.

To copy and paste group permissions:

Navigate to Administration > Users/Groups > Groups.
Select the user group in the Groups list that contains the permissions you want to copy.
Complete the following steps to copy the current permission settings.
1. Select the user group in the Groups list that contains the permissions you want to copy.
  The group's Info tab displays.
1. Select or clear permissions to suit your needs.
  Note
  You can copy permission settings based on existing roles. See CMS 10.3+ Using Roles in Groups for details to select role in the Permissions area.
2. Select the Copy current group permissions to clipboard button in the Permissions area.
  The CMS copies all permission settings from the group to the clipboard, and the CMS displays the Copied! message when the action completes.
  Note
  The system copies all current permission settings, no matter if the group permissions are saved or unsaved.
Complete the following steps to paste the copied permission settings.
Caution
When you paste permissions to a group, the system replaces all the original permissions applied to that group (no matter if selected or cleared) with the new permissions.
1. Navigate to the Groups list, and select the user group that will receive the copied permissions.
  The group's Info tab displays.
2. Select the Paste group permissions button in the Permissions area.
  The Paste Permissions dialog displays.
3. Right-click the text area and select Paste in the context menu, or select the text area and press CTRL+V on your keyboard.
  The system pastes the copied permissions JSON from your clipboard to the text area.
4. Select Accept.
The system overwrites current group's permission settings with the copied and pasted permissions.
Tip
You can undo pasted permissions by selecting Cancel on the rightmost side of the Groups header. This action cancels unsaved changes within the group.