Editor and Viewer permissions on a dataset

Permissions are granted to Crunch users at a folder level. The folder permissions are inherited by the datasets saved in the folder.

If a user has Editor permissions on a folder, the user will also have Editor permissions to all datasets saved in the folder and all subfolders.
If a user has Viewer permissions on a folder, the user will have Viewer permissions to all datasets saved in the folder. The user will also have Viewer permissions for all subfolders unless the user is granted Editor permissions to a subfolder. If this is the case, the user will have Editor permissions on any datasets in the subfolder where they have Editor permissions.

Folder permissions work hierarchically. Users with Editor permissions also have all permissions granted to viewers.

Viewers can create personal items in the dataset (see details in the table below) and can share folders with anyone unless the share option is restricted for that folder. These users can view and analyze data, but cannot make changes to the underlying data.
Note: Viewers cannot currently create dashboards.

Editors can create anything public in the dataset. Additionally, these users can modify folder settings such as templates and branding, as well as upload new datasets.

The following is a summary of what Viewers and Editors can do within a dataset. Remember, Editors can do everything Viewers can do:

Viewer permissions on datasets	Editor permissions on datasets
View & search Datasets	Import, archive, and delete Datasets
Create personal Decks Filters Multitables¹ Personal variables (including combining categories and responses) Crosstabs and graphs	Create public/shared Decks Filters Multitables Variables (including combining categories and responses) Crosstabs and graphs Dashboards Subtotals (nets) on variables Weights Exclusions² Create and restore savepoints Create and publish drafts
Edit Change the currently applied weight (unless restricted by an editor) Save analyses to a personal deck	Edit Dashboards Existing datasets (underlying data) PowerPoint template on a folder Retitle and organize variables Join/append data³ Move datasets and views to other folders (where the user also has Editor permissions
Export Dashboards to PowerPoint or Excel Decks to PowerPoint or Excel Datasets to CSV or SPSS
Share Users with Manage Users permission can manage user permissions to the folder and all datasets in the folder	Share Share with all users in the folder: Filters Multitables Decks Variables Dashboards Users with Manage Users permission can manage user permissions to the folder and all datasets in the folder
Crunch Automation Not available for viewers.	Crunch Automation Dataset scripts

¹Multitables are also referred to as cross tabs, banners, or cross breaks.
²Remove cases/rows.
³Add variables and cases.

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