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# Document permissions

# Manage document permissions {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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Use the Manage permissions action on a document in the
Documents panel to control who can read or write to the document.

The Manage permissions action on a document enables you to grant read or
write access in two ways:

* Role-based permission: Grant read or write access to every user who has a specified role. For example, granting write access to a role held by the audit owners lets all the users with that role edit the document.
* User-specific permission: Grant read or write access to a specific user, a group, or an existing condition that you select.

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A user can be granted access through more than one permission, for example, through both a
role-based permission and a user-based permission. In this case, the user receives the higher
level of access.

For the steps to configure document permissions, see [Set document permissions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/L17q82MML5Y_b7waz3hBgw "Grant role-based or user-based read and write permissions on a document in the Documents panel.").  
Note:  
Document permissions configured from Manage permissions are separate from the file access permission records described in [File access permissions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Jv_eAwQXcE9aGN5LaU34Yg "The Workspace administrators with the sn_grc_workspace.admin role can configure the file access permissions for the users and groups."), which apply to cloud files linked through the Microsoft integration rather than to documents in the Documents panel.