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The "Permissions" tab, shown below, lets you specify who can perform each type of action on this component:

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The tree on the left shows the hierarchy of user groups that are available on your Joomla! site. To view or modify permissions, click on a group in the tree.

The table on the right side of the window contains 3 columns:

• Actions. The various actions for which you can specify permissions for the currently selected user group.
• Component Settings. The permission option set at the component level, which can be changed with the dropdown control. Options are:
  • Inherited. The permission for this group/action is inherited from the site's Global Configuration.
  • Allowed. Allows this action for this user group and for child groups.
  • Locked. Denies this action for this users group and for child groups.
• Calculated Settings. The effective permission, based on current options in the site's Global Configuration. Note: After making changes, Save options and open them again to view updated Calculated Settings.

Actions available in this component are:

• Configure. Grants users the right to edit this component's Options.
• Access Component. Grants users the right to open this component's main screen ("Manager" screen).
• Create. Grants users the right to create new objects (for example: users, menu items, articles, weblinks, and so on).
• Delete. Grants users the right to delete existing objects.
• Edit. Grants users the right to edit existing objects.
• Edit State. Grants users the right to change existing objects state (Publish, Unpublish, Archive, Check In and Trash).

For more information, please refer to:

• ACL Tutorial for Joomla 1.6
• What You Need to Know About Joomla 1.6. Part 3: Access Control Levels