Add viewers for a collection
- Robert Alexander Marshall
Overview
The creator of a Collection (the Collection Manager) manages the users and usergroups who can
view the collection (collection viewer)
Both collection viewers and collection contributers can view the collection and the snapshot documents in that collection.
A user can only be given permission to view or contribute to the collection by the user who created collection - the Collection Manager.
Adding a collection viewer
Collection viewer permissions are added by the collection manager in the space snapshot publishing dashboard when
creating a new collection using the Add Collection option
editing an existing collection in the space using the Edit option in the collection ellipsis menu
It is not possible to set a collection to be publicly accessible.
Add collection viewers when creating a collection
In the space setting snapshot publishing dashboard
choose Add Collection
add a name for the new collection
in the Viewers dropdown menu choose either Users or Groups
search and select a Confluence user group or user
choose Add
To add more viewers search and select a Confluence user group or user and choose Add.
choose Save
To add more viewers search and select a Confluence usergroup or user and choose Add.
A selection of users and user groups can be added as viewers.
To remove a collection viewer choose the X next the user/user group to be removed.
Edit viewers for an existing collection
In the space setting snapshot publishing dashboard
choose the collection ellipsis menu for a listed collection
select the Edit option to change the collection settings
In the Viewers dropdown menu
choose either Users or Groups
search and select a Confluence user group or user
choose Add
To add more viewers search and select a Confluence user group or user and choose Add.
choose Save
Successful application of changes is confirmed in an on-screen notification.
