Presets for Permissions

Question

Is there a way to create a set amount of permission presets at the space level in Confluence Cloud? For example, we often have external partners who need to collaborate on a particular project and we would like to be able to define a specific set of permissions that we can apply without having to manually set all the permissions each time in that specific space.

We also often have people who need read only permissions, or who need to be able to add attachments but not be allowed to delete them.

Does such an option exist?

So far, I haven't been able to find anything like that.

Barbara Szczesniak · Answer

@melanie_boehmer I found this similar post from last September with a response from an Atlassian team member that indicates that these variables are not available on templates: https://community.atlassian.com/forums/Confluence-questions/Auto-Fill-in-Creation-User-and-Date-when-creating-a-page-out-of/qaq-p/2821338

The response contains links to related Jira tickets that you can comment on, vote for, and watch.

Sorry, I meant to post this response on a different question.

melanie.boehmer · Answer

Thank you for your reply. This is information I already have. What I was referring to was more of a set selection of permissions that I can apply repeatedly to new users joining our Confluence site, like a pattern. I know I can set the permissions manually per space, but I would like to be able to save certain permission combinations as presets so I don't have to do it every time a temporary partner joins our site. I know I could theoretically create groups, apply certain settings and add the user to that, but that won't work for us.

Barbara Szczesniak · Answer

@melanie_boehmer

* If these users are Guests, they can only have access to 1 Space, and you can specify the access details for them as described in https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/assign-space-access-to-guests/ 
* If the users have full licenses in your instance and you add them to a group, you can set the default space permissions for the group by selecting the gear icon > Security > Space permissions

See https://support.atlassian.com/confluence-cloud/docs/assign-space-permissions/ for details on how you can set permissions for individuals and groups within a space.

For example:

* if you want users to be able to view pages, but not edit, turn on View in the All section, but do not turn on Add in the Pages section
* if you want users to be able to add attachments, but not delete them, turn on Add in the Attachments section, but do not turn on Delete