Understand Contributor Permissions
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Contributors are a group of collaborators within a project, component, registration, or preprint.
There are three different levels of permissions:
- Read
- Read+Write
- Administrator (Admin)
Administrator | Read+Write | Read | |
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Mainly for | Starting and approving research processes | Entering information | Read and stay informed |
Example roles | Principal Investigators Research Manager Lab Manager |
Research team associates | IRB Librarians Department deans |
General Tasks
Administrator | Read+Write | Read | |
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View the contents of a project, component, registration, or preprint |
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Projects and Components
Administrator | Read+Write | Read | |
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Upload, edit, and delete files | ![]() |
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Create, edit, and delete wiki pages | ![]() |
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Connect and configure add-ons | ![]() |
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Create and delete components | ![]() |
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Add and delete contributors | ![]() |
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View contributor permissions | ![]() |
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Modify contributor permissions | ![]() |
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Create, manage, and delete view-only links | ![]() |
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Change project's privacy setting | ![]() |
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Delete the project | ![]() |
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Register the project from the "Registration" tab | ![]() |
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Create a DOI for a public project. | ![]() |
Registrations
Note: Permissions on the registration and associated project do not sync and may be different.
Administrator | Read+Write | Read | |
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Start a registration draft | |||
Add and remove contributors | |||
Adjust contributor permission levels | |||
Edit the content of a registration draft | |||
Submit a registration | |||
Approve/reject a registration | |||
Add, edit, and remove resources | |||
Start an update | |||
Submit an update | |||
Approve/reject an update | |||
Start a withdrawal request | |||
Approve/reject a withdrawal request |