Read and write permissions

The following table summarizes the actions you or another user can perform when you are working with documents and folders.

Table 1. Read / Write Permissions
Task	Permission
View the contents of a folder (subfolders and documents)	READ access to the folder.
View (open) a document	READ access to the document.
Edit a document	See the permissions for "Rename a document."
Run a report	READ access to the report definition. Note: If you select a destination folder for the report results, and for which you do not have write permissions, the report results is sent to your personal documents area.
Move a document	WRITE access to the document WRITE access to source folder WRITE access to target folder
Move a folder	WRITE access to folder to be moved WRITE access to parent folder of the folder is moved WRITE access to target folder
Publish a document to a shared folder	See the permissions for "Move a document."
Publish a folder to a shared folder	See the permissions for "Move a folder."
Create a subfolder in a shared folder	WRITE access to the parent folder
Rename a document	WRITE access to the document WRITE access to the parent folder of the document
Rename a folder	WRITE access to the folder WRITE access to the parent folder
Delete a document	WRITE access to the document WRITE access to the parent folder of the document
Delete a folder	WRITE access to the folder WRITE access to the parent folder
Change permissions for a document or folder	OWNER of the document or folder