Manage Restrictions

With Scroll Content Manager, you can manage restrictions for both your document and its versions, controlling who can view and edit pages, or modify metadata. If you want to prevent unauthorized users from making changes to a specific version, you can set it to read-only.

Types of Restrictions

You can apply different restrictions to your document versions:

Restriction

Description

Can view

If set, then for the selected versions the user/group will be able to:

  • View the version in the Version History Table

  • View all the pages in the version’s page tree

Can edit pages

If set, then for the selected versions the user/group will be able to:

  • Edit all the pages in the page tree

Can edit metadata

If set, then for the selected versions the user/group will be able to:

  • Edit version details like version name and description

  • Update the workflow status

If set for the Working version versions, then the user/group will be able to:

  • Edit the document title from edit details in the Document Manager

  • Edit the document summary from edit details in the Document Manager

  • Edit document labels from edit details in the Document Manager

Manage Restrictions for Document Versions

In this section you will learn how to access and manage a document’s individual version restrictions.

To access and manage version-specific restrictions:

  1. Click Scroll Content Manager in the space sidebar.

  2. Open the Document Library and select the relevant document.

  3. In the Document Manager, locate the version you want to update and click Manage restrictions (padlock icon).

    Version list showing three saved versions and a Working version. Options include save, compare, or publish, with navigation to the Activity log, Content Manager, Document Settings, and troubleshooting tools.


  1. Select the restrictions to apply to groups or individuals.

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  1. Click Save.

Restrict a Document to Specific Users or Groups

You can restrict specific users or groups from modifying a document and its pages. To do so:

  1. In the Manage Restrictions dialog, revoke permissions for "Everyone" by deselecting the relevant checkboxes.

    manage-restrictions-everyone-no-access-menu-open.png


  1. Use the user picker to add specific users or groups.

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  1. Assign user or group-specific restrictions by selecting the corresponding checkboxes.

    Assign restrictions to user group


  1. Click Save.

Make a Version Read-Only

You can set a version to read-only either during or after saving it. A read-only version prevents unauthorized users from:

  • Updating version metadata (version name, description, workflow status, etc.).

  • Editing the content of underlying pages.

Please note

  • Users with space-level permissions to create pages can still add new pages to the version.

  • Read-only is not available for Confluence free plans.

Option 1: Make a version read-only while saving

  1. Click Scroll Content Manager in the Apps section of your sidebar.

  2. Select the document from the Document Library.

  3. Click Save a version and give it a name.

  4. Under Restrictions, select Set custom restrictions.

    New version dialog with the restrictions menu expanded, offering options to set no restrictions, inherit restrictions from the source document, or define custom restrictions.


  5. Click Next.

  6. In the restrictions dialog, for "Everyone," deselect Can edit pages and Can edit metadata.

  7. Click Save.

The new version is now read-only and can only be edited by you.

Option 2: Make a version read-only after saving

  1. Click Scroll Content Manager in the Apps section of your sidebar.

  2. Select the document from the Document Library.

  3. Locate the version you want to restrict and click Manage restrictions (pad lock icon) in the Actions column.

    Version list showing three saved versions and a Working version. Options include save, compare, or publish, with navigation to the Activity log, Content Manager, Document Settings, and troubleshooting tools.


  1. In the restrictions dialog, deselect Can edit pages and Can edit metadata for "Everyone."

  2. Click Save.