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Permissions

This article lists possible values for elements in the permissions array in collection or asset representations. Each value specifies a permission that the current user has on the given resource.

Permissions

The following table lists string values for permissions listed in the API (first column), names of these permissions in the access list in the archive settings in Operations Center (second column, if applicable) and describes what each permission means.

Value Access List  Description
View Browse User has permission to access the information about and the contents of a collection. The API only exposes collections to which the request user has access, so this permission is always present.
Preview Quick Renditions Quick renditions are available in asset data. For more information, see quick rendition lists (TODO: Link).
Download Download Renditions are available in asset data. For more information, see rendition lists (TODO: Link).
EditText Edit Text User has permission to update metadata on assets.
CropRotate Rotate User has permission to crop and rotate assets directly in FotoWeb.
Delete Delete User has permission to delete assets.
Comping Zoom User has permission to request zoomed previews of assets.
TrdParty1 Custom 1 Custom permission. Can be used to define custom behavior for assets in third-party applications using the API and the access list.
TrdParty2 Custom 2 Custom permission. Can be used to define custom behavior for assets in third-party applications using the API and the access list.
TrdParty3 Custom 3 Custom permission. Can be used to define custom behavior for assets in third-party applications using the API and the access list.
TrdParty4 Custom 4 Custom permission. Can be used to define custom behavior for assets in third-party applications using the API and the access list.
Alert Alerts User has permission to create alerts in a collection.
CopyTo Copy To User has permission to copy assets to a collection. Please see Ingestion for more information about copy, move and upload destinations.
MoveTo Move To User has permission to move assets to a collection. Please see Ingestion for more information about copy, move and upload destinations.
CopyFrom Copy From User has permission to copy assets to other collections.
MoveFrom Move From User has permissions to move assets to other collections.
Rename Rename User has permission to rename assets.
OpenFile Open User has permission to open assets in FotoWeb Desktop.
EditFile Edit User has permission to edit assets in FotoWeb Desktop.
CropFile Crop User has permission to crop assets in FotoWeb Desktop.
UploadFile Upload User has permission to upload new assets to a collection. Please see Ingestion for more information about copy, move and upload destinations.
FwdtPlace Place User has permission to place assets in documents using FotoWeb Desktop extensions.
Export Export User has permission to export assets to external systems.
Comment Comment User has permission to comment on assets, collections or other resources.
Remove   User has permission to remove assets from a link collection.
Reorder   User has permission to change the order of assets in a link collection.
SetPosterAsset   User has permission to change the poster asset of a collection.
Add   User has permission to add assets to a link collection.

Remarks

Not all permissions for all collections can be set using the access list. Some permissions depend on the type of collection and other configuration parameters. For example, the Remove, Reorder and Add permissions apply to albums and depend on the permissions that the request user has on an album and on albums in general. For more information, see album permissions and sharing an album.

Custom permissions (TrdParty1, TrdParty2, ...) are a great way to make an application that is using the API to present data in different ways to different users and groups: An administrator can assign a custom permission to a group, and the application can evaluate this permission to determine what to do.

When copying, moving or uploading assets, it is first necessary to find a destination archive or folder for the operation. One option is to let the user or the application choose among available destinations. In order to do this, the application has to be able to enumerate all destinations. This is described in detail in Ingestion.

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