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Users

User access to is governed by a series of permission sets and custom permissions.

Permission sets

Permission sets bundle permissions and extends users' access to tools and functions. The Permission sets table below lists the permission sets and details the custom permissions that each permission set contains.

Warning: The permission sets listed in the Permission sets table below are considered internal system metadata and should not be altered in any way. If you need to customize a permission set, clone and assign the permission set to users.

Permission sets
Permission set labelPermission set API nameDescription
CA_Office_365_AdminCA_Office_365_AdminUsers with this permission set can author Microsoft 365 content, check out any document to Microsoft 365, and reopen in Microsoft 365 any document that is already checked out. They are only able to check in or cancel the checkout of documents that they performed the checkout action upon.
CA_Office_365_AuthorCA_Office_365_AuthorUsers with this permission set can author Microsoft 365 content, check out documents of which they are a collaborator, and reopen in Microsoft 365 any document that is already checked out and that they are a collaborator of. They are only able to check in or cancel the check out of documents they performed the checkout action upon. For more information on collaborator permissions, refer to Salesforce's Change File Access in Lightning Experience documentation.
CM_ContentAuthormvn__CM_ContentAuthorStandard user.
CM_ContentReadOnlymvn__CM_ContentReadOnlyGrants read-only access to .
CM_ReassignTasksCM_ReassignTasksGrants users the ability to reassign workflow tasks from themselves to others.
CM_Self_Approvermvn__CM_Self_ApproverGrants users the ability to assign workflow activities to themselves.
CM_SystemAdminmvn__CM_SystemAdminGrants users View All/Modify All access to objects.
Download Audit Trailmvn__AT_Download_Audit_TrailAllows a user to download an Audit Trail report for a record.

Custom permissions

Custom permissions give users access to tools and functions. The Custom permissions table below lists the custom permissions.

Warning: The custom permissions listed in the Custom permissions table below are considered internal system metadata and should not be altered in any way by customers.

Custom permissions
Custom permission labelCustom permission API nameDescription
CM Adminmvn__CM_AdminGrants users administrator access to the .
CM Delete Document Role With Open TasksCM_Delete_Document_Role_With_Open_TasksGrants users the ability to delete document roles even if there are open workflow tasks on the document.
CM Electronic Signermvn__CM_Electronic_SignerUsers that have this permission are required to configure TOTP in order to electronically sign documents. See Electronic signatures . :::: note ::: title ::: Even with MCM Global Setting configured with Require Electronic Signatures set to true, if the user does not have the CM_Electronic_Signer custom permission assigned, an electronic signature will not be required for that user. ::::
CM Enable Viewer DebuggingCM_Enable_Viewer_DebuggingEnables the error message panel in the CM_ThirdPartyDocumentPreview Visualforce page.
CM Reassign TaskCM_Reassign_TaskGrants users the ability to reassign workflow tasks from themselves to others.
CM Self Approvermvn__CM_Self_ApproverGrants users the ability to assign workflow activities to themselves.
CM Usermvn__CM_UserStandard user.
Download Audit Trailmvn__AT_Download_Audit_TrailAllows users permission to download Audit Trail for a record.
LY Layout EditorLY_Layout_EditorGrants users access to the layout editor toolbar.
Office 365 Adminmvn__CA_Office_365_AdminUsers with this permission have administrative access to the Office 365 service.
Office 365 Usermvn__CA_Office_365_UserUsers with this permission may access the Office 365 service.

Grant access to existing users

To provision access to for an existing Salesforce user:

  1. In the Quick Find box in Setup, search for and select Users.

  2. Select the user you would like to grant access to.

  3. Click Edit Assignments on the Permission Set Assignments related list.

  4. Select the appropriate Permission Set(s).

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  5. Click Save.

Create new user

To provision access to for a new Salesforce user:

  1. Create the Salesforce user as you would normally. Visit Salesforce's View and Manage Users documentation.

  2. Click Edit Assignments on the Permission Set Assignments related list.

  3. Select the appropriate Permission Set(s).

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  4. Click Save.