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sourceDocument: Australia Governance, Risk, and Compliance
sourceDocumentLink: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/governance-risk-compliance

 Release :

    - australia

ft:locale :

    - en-US

ft:publication_title :

    - Australia Governance, Risk, and Compliance

ft:clusterId :

    - grc

bundleId :

    - grc

workflow :

    - Technology


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# Set document permissions

# Set document permissions {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated August 18, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Grant role-based or user-based read and write permissions on a document in the
Documents panel.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_grc_workspace.admin

## About this task

For more information on the two types of permissions, see [Manage document permissions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/9lxf1jUyudZBO8HEBpAOUQ "Use the Manage permissions action on a document in the Documents panel to control who can read or write to the document.").

## Procedure

1. From the Documents panel, select the document, then select Manage permissions.
2. To grant a role-based permission, in the Roles section, select the role, then select Reader or Writer.
3. To grant a user-based permission, in the Users section, select a user, a group, or an existing condition, then select Reader or Writer.
4. Select Save.  
   The users, groups, and roles you configured have read or write access to the document based on the permissions you set.