> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.pixwel.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Permissions

> The Admin Dashboard Permissions tab — granting capabilities to groups and users, scoped by studio, project, territory, language, and usage.

The **Permissions** tab on the [Admin Dashboard](/features/admin-dashboard) is where capabilities are granted to a [group](/features/admin/groups) or [user](/features/admin/users), scoped down to exactly the assets, regions, and usages they should apply to.

Unlike the standard list tabs, Permissions uses a **custom layout**: toggle between **Users** and **Groups**, search and pick one from the list on the left, then view and edit the permission grants attached to it on the right. Each grant shows the project or asset it covers, the asset **Types** it includes, and the **Access** capabilities it allows, with **Duplicate**, **Edit**, and **Delete** actions.

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## What a permission grant covers

Each grant has three parts: **who** it's for, **what** it applies to, and **which** capabilities it allows.

### Scope — what it applies to

| Scope                         | Meaning                                                                                                                      |
| ----------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Studio**                    | The [studio](/features/admin/studios) the grant applies within. With no project set, it covers all of the studio's projects. |
| **Project**                   | An optional single [project](/features/admin/projects) to narrow the grant to.                                               |
| **Asset types** or **Assets** | Either whole [asset types](/features/admin/asset-types) or specific assets.                                                  |
| **Tags**                      | Optional tags to filter which files are covered.                                                                             |
| **Creative state**            | Whether the grant covers `final` (finished) files, unfinished `creative`, or `any`.                                          |

Many capabilities can be narrowed further by **source** — constraining them to specific **countries**, **[languages](/features/admin/languages)**, and **localization types** ([OV](/glossary), dedicated, subtitled).

### Capabilities

Capabilities appear as toggle chips under **Access**. The labels you'll see include:

* **Download** and **Previews** — download files, and view web previews.
* **Manage Work Requests** — place and manage orders. This one is **scoped to specific groups** (the grant lists exactly which territory/vendor groups it covers).
* **Unrestricted Sharing** — re-share without further approval.
* **Add/Edit Notes** — leave notes on assets and orders.
* **Ingest Assets** — bring source media into the platform.
* **Blanket Access to Private Assets** — see assets otherwise locked to specific territories.
* **Reports: Work Requests**, **Reports: Downloads**, **Reports: Group Exceptions**, **Reports: Group Spending Summary** — access to each [report](/features/reports).

A grant also lists its covered **Types** — the [asset types](/features/admin/asset-types) (B-Roll, Trailer — Int'l, TV Spot — US, and so on) it applies to.

<Note>
  A permission grant must be **approved** to take effect. Grants can also **expire**, after which they no longer apply.
</Note>