Change permissions in the Box overview

Change permissions in the Box overview

You can change some of the user settings directly in the user overview. This applies to the following options:

    Box type creation permissions

    Guest creation permissions

    Notification settings

 

This is only possible if the respective information/the respective columns are visible in the user overview. Also refer to Customize the user overview.

Which settings you can change depends on your own permissions and on the permissions of the users whose settings you would like to edit.

 

To change permissions to create Box types, proceed as follows:

1.   On the sidebar, select the menu User.
The user administration is displayed and provides an overview of all users.

2.   In the header of the user overview, select the Column selection icon on the very right.
A drop-down list containing all of the columns is displayed.

3.   Tick the check box Box type creation permissions.
The columns PrivacyBox, Data Room, Temporary Box and Share own Box are displayed in the Box overview and show you which Box types the users are allowed to create.

4.   Select the Column selection icon again to close the drop-down list.

5.   In the header of the user overview, select the Pen icon next to Box type creation permissions.
The editable permissions are shown in the form of check boxes.

6.   Make the desired changes to the check boxes.

7.   Select the Save icon next to Box type creation permissions.
The changes are applied.

 

To change guest creation permissions, proceed as follows:

1.   On the sidebar, select the menu User.
The user administration is displayed and provides an overview of all users.

2.   In the header of the user overview, select the Column selection icon on the very right.
A drop-down list containing all of the columns is displayed.

3.   Tick the check box Guest creation permissions.
The columns Regular guest and Temporary guest are displayed in the Box overview and show you which user accounts the users are allowed to create for guests.

4.   Select the Column selection icon again to close the drop-down list.

5.   In the header of the user overview, select the Pen icon next to Guest creation permissions.
The editable permissions are shown in the form of check boxes.

6.   Make the desired changes to the check boxes.

7.   Select the Save icon next to Box type creation permissions.
The changes are applied.

 

To change notification settings, proceed as follows:

1.   On the sidebar, select the menu User.
The user administration is displayed and provides an overview of all users.

2.   In the header of the user overview, select the Column selection icon on the very right.
A drop-down list containing all of the columns is displayed.

3.   Tick the check box Notification settings.
The columns Hourly and Daily are displayed in the Box overview and show you whether and how often users are notified about changes to the files in their Boxes.

4.   Select the Column selection icon again to close the drop-down list.

5.   In the header of the user overview, select the Pen icon next to Notification settings.
The settings are shown in the form of check boxes.

6.   Make the desired changes to the check boxes.

7.   Select the Save icon next to Box type creation permissions.
The changes are applied.


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