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Rights in 2 minutes

If you only want the main idea, keep this:

  • user type = the user's global level
  • role = what the user can do
  • access domain = where the user can do it

In Boldo, access is not defined by a role alone or by a domain alone. Access comes from the combination of both.

Choose access

When you set access for someone, ask these questions in order:

  1. Does this person only need to read, contribute, or administer the organization?
  2. In which perimeter should they act?
  3. What should they be allowed to do inside that perimeter?

In practice, this usually means:

NeedTypical setup
Only read shared content and assetsViewer
Contribute in one perimeter onlyEditor + one or more roles + the matching access domain
Manage organization settings and governanceAdministrator

Keep this distinction clear

Boldo separates two kinds of rights:

  • item rights for shared catalog content such as folders, views, diagrams, charts, and nested maps
  • asset rights for the knowledge base itself

This is why someone can edit a shared diagram without becoming a global editor of every asset type.

Avoid common mistakes

  • using Administrator when Editor with the right roles would be enough
  • thinking a role is enough on its own
  • thinking an access domain is enough on its own
  • mixing up shared content rights and asset rights

Go further

Start with Users to assign the right baseline access.

Then read Understand the access model when you need the full rules, default rows, and detailed rights tables.