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What are permission schemes?
Permission schemes allow you to limit or extend access of users to information and actions, on Approval Path for Jira, you can benefit from permission schemes on the project and issue levels.
You can find out more about permission schemes here.
Do I need to use permission schemes?
Permission schemes help you customize user access to information and actions, however, if you do not need to customize permissions, Approval Path has a default permission scheme in place.
Project default permissions
Project and global administrators can view the Approval Path project settings page and manage definitions:
Manage Approvals in the project - This will allow the user to view the project settings page.
Add new Approval definition - This will allow the user to create new approval definitions.
Edit existing Approval definition - This will allow the user to edit existing definitions.
Issue default permissions
By default, all users who can view the issue can view the Approval Path section and perform all approval actions on the issue, which include:
View Approval Path - This will allow the user to view the ongoing approval path.
Start new Approval - This will allow the user to start a predefined approval path from the list.
Reset ongoing Approval - This will allow the user to reset an ongoing approval path.
How to apply permission schemes
As an administrator, you can navigate to the global settings of Approval Path,
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Next to your profile, select the settings (⚙️)
Select the “Issues” option
Scroll down the side panel on the left side of the page
Select the “Permission schemes” option
Find the scheme that includes your project
On the “Actions” column, click on the “Permissions” button
Scroll down to the “Issue Permissions” section
Find the “Approval Path” permissions
You can update these permissions (Add) or remove existing permissions; you can grant permissions using the following options:
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