ACL write access question?

[JayAks]

I am still learning the basics of ACL and hence a quick question. If a user has ACL write access doesn't  that mean they already have ACL read access too or do we assign it separately to them again for them to see the record  and then edit it?

[Zach Koch · Accepted solution]

Write ACL does not grant Read access, and you need both to meet both ACLs as they evaluate them separately. Here is a link that includes some other community info on the subject you might want to look through.

Read ACL thread 

[JayAks]

But isn't it implied that when I need to Edit or write a record I need to see it first and Hence ACL write will give read and write accesses?

[Zach Koch]

You would think, I understand where you are coming from, but the way ServiceNow evaluates ACLs, it evaluates each permission separately. There is no inheritance, like there is with roles and groups, when it comes to Read and Write ACLs.

[JayAks]

thanks at last someone who understood what I am saying