alfresco-community-repo/config/alfresco/model/permissionDefinitions.xml

<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
<!DOCTYPE permissions >
<!--PUBLIC '-//ALFRECSO//DTD PERMISSIONS//EN' 'permissionSchema.dtd' -->

<!-- Note: the above is commented out as spring does not seem to find the dtd -->

<!-- ============================================ -->
<!-- The base permission model for the repository -->
<!-- ============================================ -->


<!-- The parent permission checks were removed 20/1/2006 -->


<permissions>
    
    <!-- Namespaces used in type references -->
    
   <namespaces>
      <namespace uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/system/1.0" prefix="sys"/>
      <namespace uri="http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0" prefix="cm"/>
   </namespaces>

   <!--                                                                                   -->
   <!-- Permission sets link permissions and groups of permissions to types and aspects   -->
   <!-- defined in the model. Permissions defined against a type apply to all objects     -->
   <!-- that inherit from that type. Permissions defined against aspects apply to all     -->
   <!-- objects or only objects that have the aspect applied. For example, the permission -->
   <!-- to lock an object could apply to any object but the permission to unlock an       -->
   <!-- object woujld only apply to objects that have the lockable aspect.                -->
   <!--                                                                                   -->
    
   <!-- =============================================== -->
   <!-- Base permissions available on all types of node -->
   <!-- =============================================== -->
    
   <permissionSet type="sys:base" expose="all" >
    
      <!-- ================= -->
      <!-- Permission groups -->
      <!-- ================= -->
      
      <!--                                                                                -->
      <!-- Permission groups are convenient groups of permissions. They may be used in    -->
      <!-- thier own right or as the effective set of permissions. If an authority has    -->
      <!-- all the permissions that make up a permission group they also have that        -->
      <!-- permission group even though it has not been explicitly granted.               -->
      <!--                                                                                -->

      <!-- =========== -->    
      <!-- Full access -->
      <!-- =========== -->
    
      <!--                                                                                -->  
      <!-- By default this is exposed for all objects unless inherited objects choose to  -->
      <!-- expose only selected objects at the object level.                              -->
      <!--                                                                                -->
      
      <permissionGroup name="FullControl" expose="true" allowFullControl="true" />
 
      <!-- ============================================= -->
      <!-- Convenient groupings of low level permissions -->
      <!-- ============================================= -->
      
      <permissionGroup name="Read"  expose="true" allowFullControl="false" />  
      <permissionGroup name="Write" expose="true" allowFullControl="false" />  
      <permissionGroup name="Delete" expose="true" allowFullControl="false" />  
      <permissionGroup name="AddChildren" expose="true" allowFullControl="false" />  
    
      <!-- =========== -->
      <!-- Permissions -->
      <!-- =========== -->
    
      <!-- The permission to read properties on a node                                    -->
      <!--                                                                                -->
      <!-- The properties of a node may ony be read if there is read access to the parent -->
      <!-- node. ReadChildren access to the parent node is recursive for all nodes from   -->
      <!-- which the node inherits permissions. Access is required down the permission    -->
      <!-- tree at all pioints.                                                           -->
      <!--                                                                                -->
      
      <permission name="ReadProperties" expose="true" >
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Read" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to read the children of a node                                 -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      <!-- This permission is recursive. It requires the same permission is granted to   -->
      <!-- all of the parent nodes from which this node inherits permissions             -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      
      <permission name="ReadChildren" expose="true" >
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Read" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to write to the properties of a node                           -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      <!-- This permission includes adding aspects to a node as they are stored as       -->
      <!-- a property.                                                                   -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      
      <permission name="WriteProperties" expose="true" >
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Write" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to delete a node                                               -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      <!-- A node can only be deleted if there is delete permission on the node, if the  -->
      <!-- node is accesible via its parent, and if the node can be deleted from its     -->
      <!-- parent. Currently, there is no check that all the children can be deleted.    -->
      <!-- This check can be added but requires more work so the UI is not checking this -->
      <!-- permission just to show the delete icon.                                      -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      
      <permission name="DeleteNode" expose="true" >
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Delete" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="DeleteChildren" implies="false"/>
         <requiredPermission on="node" name="DeleteChildren" implies="false"/>
         <!-- Remove the recursive check for now for performance -->
         <!-- TODO: have one permission to check for delete on an item and one to check  -->
         <!--       child permissions when delete is called on the node service          --> 
         <!--  <requiredPermission on="children" name="DeleteNode" implies="false"/>     -->
      </permission>
      
      
      <!-- The permission to delete children of a node                                   -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      <!-- At the moment this includes both unlink and delete                            -->
      <!--                                                                               -->
      <permission name="DeleteChildren" expose="true" >
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Delete" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to create new nodes                                            -->
      
      <permission name="CreateChildren" expose="true" >
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="AddChildren" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false" />
         -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to link nodes                                                  -->
      
      <permission name="LinkChildren" expose="true" >
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="AddChildren" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>
     
     <!-- The permission to delte associations between nodes (not children)              -->
     
      <permission name="DeleteAssociations" expose="true" >
        <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
        <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
        -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to read associations                                           -->
      
      <permission name="ReadAssociations" expose="true" >
        <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
        <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false" />
        -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to create associations                                         -->
      
      <permission name="CreateAssociations" expose="true" >
        <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
        <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false" />
        -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- ==================================================== -->
      <!-- Permissions related to the management of permissions -->
      <!-- ==================================================== -->
      
      <!-- The permission to read the permissions on a node                              -->
      
      <permission name="ReadPermissions" expose="true" >
        <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
        <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
        -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- The permission to the change the permissions associated with a node           -->
      
      <permission name="ChangePermissions" expose="true" >
        <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
        <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
        -->
      </permission>
      
   </permissionSet>
   
   <!-- ================================================ -->
   <!-- Permissions available to all content and folders -->
   <!-- ================================================ -->
   
   <permissionSet type="cm:cmobject" expose="selected">
   	
   	<!-- Kept for backward compatibility - the administrator permission has   -->
      <!-- been removed to aviod confusion --> 
      <permissionGroup name="Administrator" allowFullControl="true" expose="false" />
      
      <!-- A coordinator can do anything to the object or its childeren unless the     -->
      <!-- permissions are set not to inherit or permission is denied.                 -->
      <permissionGroup name="Coordinator" allowFullControl="true" expose="true" />
      
      <!-- A collaborator can do anything that an editor and a contributor can do -->
      <permissionGroup name="Collaborator" allowFullControl="false" expose="true">
         <includePermissionGroup permissionGroup="Editor" type="cm:cmobject" />
         <includePermissionGroup permissionGroup="Contributor" type="cm:cmobject" />
      </permissionGroup>
      
      <!-- A contributor can create content and then they have full permission on what -->
      <!-- they have created - via the permissions assigned to the owner.              -->
      <permissionGroup name="Contributor" allowFullControl="false" expose="true" >
          <!-- Contributor is a guest who can add content, and then can modify via the -->
          <!-- owner permissions.                                                      -->
          <includePermissionGroup permissionGroup="Guest" type="cm:cmobject"/>
          <includePermissionGroup permissionGroup="AddChildren" type="sys:base"/>
          <!-- Check out requires write permissions so this will not apply to all      -->
          <!-- documents.                                                              -->
          <includePermissionGroup type="cm:lockable" permissionGroup="CheckOut"/>
      </permissionGroup>
      
      <!-- An editor can read and write to the object; they can not create    -->
      <!-- new nodes. They can cehck out content into a space to which they have       -->
      <!-- create permission.                                                          -->
      <permissionGroup name="Editor"  expose="true" allowFullControl="false" >
          <includePermissionGroup type="cm:cmobject" permissionGroup="Guest"/>
          <includePermissionGroup type="sys:base" permissionGroup="Write"/>
          <includePermissionGroup type="cm:lockable" permissionGroup="CheckOut"/>
      </permissionGroup>
      
      <!-- The guest permission allows read to everything by default.                  -->
      <permissionGroup name="Guest" allowFullControl="false" expose="true" >
          <includePermissionGroup permissionGroup="Read" type="sys:base" />
      </permissionGroup>
      
   </permissionSet>
   
   <!-- =============================== -->
   <!-- Permissions specific to content -->
   <!-- =============================== -->
   
   <permissionSet type="cm:content" expose="selected">

      <!-- Extend some base permission groups to include permissoins related to content. -->
      <permissionGroup name="Read" extends="true" expose="false"/>
      <permissionGroup name="Write" extends="true" expose="false"/>
      
      <!-- Add an execute permission group.                                              -->
      <permissionGroup name="Execute" allowFullControl="false" expose="false"/>
      
      <!-- Content specific low-level permissions.                                       -->
      
      <!-- The permission to read content.                                               -->
      
      <permission name="ReadContent" expose="false">
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Read"/>
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>

      <!-- The permission to write content.                                              -->
      
      <permission name="WriteContent" expose="false">
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Write" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>
      
      <!-- Execute permission on content.                                                -->
      
      <permission name="ExecuteContent" expose="false">
         <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="Execute" />
         <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
         <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" implies="false"/>
         -->
      </permission>
      
      <permissionGroup name="Coordinator" extends="true" expose="true"/>
      <permissionGroup name="Collaborator" extends="true" expose="true"/>
      <permissionGroup name="Contributor" extends="true" expose="true"/>
      <permissionGroup name="Editor" extends="true" expose="true"/>
      <permissionGroup name="Guest" extends="true" expose="true"/>
      
   </permissionSet>
   
   <!-- ============================================== -->
   <!-- Permissions associated with the Ownable aspect -->
   <!-- ============================================== -->
   
   <permissionSet type="cm:ownable" expose="selected">
      
      <!-- Permission control to allow ownership of the node to be taken from others     -->
      <permissionGroup name="TakeOwnership" requiresType="false" expose="false"/>
      
      <!-- The low level permission to control setting the owner of a node               -->
      <permission name="SetOwner" expose="false" requiresType="false">
        <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="TakeOwnership" />
        <!-- require to be able to reach the node and set properties in the node         -->
        <!-- Commented out parent permission check ...
        <requiredPermission on="parent" name="ReadChildren" />
        -->
        <requiredPermission on="node" name="WriteProperties" />
      </permission>
      
   </permissionSet>
   
   
   <!-- =================================================== -->
   <!-- Permission related to lock, check out and check in. -->
   <!-- =================================================== -->
   
   <permissionSet type="cm:lockable" expose="selected">
    
      <!-- At the moment these permissions are hidden so they do not appear in the list  -->
      <!-- of permissions.                                                               -->
    
      <!-- Check Out permission - exposed for all object types                           -->
      <permissionGroup name="CheckOut" requiresType="false" expose="false"/>
      
      <!-- Check In permission - only exposed when the lockable aspect is present        -->
      <permissionGroup name="CheckIn" requiresType="true" expose="false"/>
      
      <!-- Cancel Check Out permission - only exposed for the lockable aspect is present -->
      <permissionGroup name="CancelCheckOut" requiresType="true" expose="false"/>
    
      <!-- Low level lock permission                                                     -->
      <permission name="Lock" requiresType="false" expose="false">
        <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="CheckOut" />
        <requiredPermission on="node" type="sys:base"  name="Write"/>
      </permission>
      
      <!-- Low level unlock permission                                                   -->
      <permission name="Unlock" requiresType="true" expose="false">
        <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="CheckIn" />
        <grantedToGroup permissionGroup="CancelCheckOut" />
      </permission>      
      
   </permissionSet>
   
   <!-- ================== -->
   <!-- Global permissions -->
   <!-- ================== -->
   
   <!--                                                                                  -->
   <!-- Global permissions apply regardless of any particular node context.              -->
   <!-- They can not be denied by the permissions set on any node.                       -->
   <!--                                                                                  --> 
      
   <!-- Admin can do anything to any ndoe                                                -->
   <globalPermission permission="FullControl" authority="ROLE_ADMINISTRATOR"/>
   
   <!-- For now, owners can always see, find and manipulate their stuff                  -->
   <globalPermission permission="FullControl" authority="ROLE_OWNER"/>
   
   <!-- Unlock is granted to the lock owner                                              -->
   <globalPermission permission="Unlock" authority="ROLE_LOCK_OWNER"/>
   
   <!-- Check in is granted to the lock owner                                            -->
   <globalPermission permission="CheckIn" authority="ROLE_LOCK_OWNER"/>
   
   <!-- Cancel check out is granted to the locak owner                                   -->
   <globalPermission permission="CancelCheckOut" authority="ROLE_LOCK_OWNER"/>
   
</permissions>