Assigning app roles for community members

Determine what community members can and cannot do for Files, Wikis, Activities, Blogs, and Ideation Blogs by setting the appropriate role or access type.

Community file roles

Table 1. Community file roles
Role Description
Editor Community members can share, upload, and edit community files and folders.
Reader Community members can share and view files and folders in the community.
  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and select the community you'd like to manage.
  2. In the community menu, click Community Actions and select Edit Community.
  3. Click the Files tab and select the desired role for community members, then Save.

Community wiki roles

Table 2. Community wiki roles
Role Description
Editor Community members can create and edit community wiki pages.
Reader Community members can view community wiki pages, but cannot contribute.
  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and select the community you'd like to manage.
  2. In the community menu, click Community Actions and select Edit Community.
  3. Click the Wiki tab and select the desired role for community members, then Save.

Community activity roles

Table 3. Community activity roles
Role Description
Owner Community members can view, contribute, and administer content.
Author Community members can view and contribute content.
Reader Community members can view all activity content, but cannot contribute.
  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and select the community you'd like to manage.
  2. In the community menu, click Community Actions and select Edit Community.
  3. Click the Activities tab and select the desired role for community members, then Save.

Community blog and ideation blog roles

When you first create a community blog, all members of the community are granted Author access by default. Depending on your community, you might want to change the access level for your members. Community owners can grant permissions to other members. All other community members can have one of the following roles:

Table 4. Community blog and ideation blog roles
Role Description
Author Community members can post entries, but not manage the blog. Users with this role can also edit and delete other users' entries.
Draft Community members can submit an entry for review and save draft entries. The entry must be approved by a community owner.
Viewer Community members can read blog entries but not contribute to the blog.
For community blogs:
  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and select the community you'd like to manage.
  2. In the community menu, click Community Actions and select Edit Community.
  3. Click the Blogs tab and select the desired role for community members, then Save.
For community ideation blogs:
  1. From the navigation bar, click Communities and select the community you'd like to manage.
  2. In the community menu, click Ideation Blog then select the ideation blog that you want to manage.
  3. Click Ideation Blog Actions and select Manage Ideation Blog to open the general settings page.
  4. Select the desired role for community members.

For more information on managing a community ideation blog, see Getting ideas flowing with an ideation blog.