diff --git a/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/_index.md b/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/_index.md index 56f3aef1449..38f31ef4fdf 100644 --- a/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/_index.md +++ b/docs/sources/administration/roles-and-permissions/_index.md @@ -92,16 +92,18 @@ The following table lists permissions for each role. ## Dashboard permissions -When you want to extend a viewer's ability to edit and save dashboard changes or limit an editor's permission to modify a dashboard, you can assign permissions to dashboards and dashboard folders. For example, you might want a certain viewer to be able to to edit a dashboard. While that user can _see_ all dashboards, you can grant them access to _update_ only one of them. +When you want to extend a viewer's ability to edit and save dashboard changes or limit an editor's permission to modify a dashboard, you can assign permissions to dashboards and dashboard folders. For example, you might want a certain viewer to be able to edit a dashboard. While that user can _see_ all dashboards, you can grant them access to _update_ only one of them. > Important: The dashboard permissions you specify override the organization permissions you assign to the user for the selected entity. You can specify the following permissions to dashboards and folders. -- **Admin**: Can create, edit, or delete a dashboard or folder. Administrators can also change dashboard and folder permissions. -- **Edit**: Can create and edit dashboards. Editors _cannot_ change folder or dashboard permissions, or add, edit, or delete folders. +- **Admin**: Can create, edit, or delete a dashboard. Can edit or delete a folder. Administrators can also change dashboard and folder permissions. +- **Edit**: Can create, edit, or delete a dashboard. Can edit or delete a folder. Editors _cannot_ change folder or dashboard permissions. - **View**: Can only view dashboards and folders. +> Important: When a user creates a dashboard or a folder, he is set as **Admin** of it. + For more information about assigning dashboard folder permissions, refer to [Grant dashboard folder permissions]({{< relref "../user-management/manage-dashboard-permissions/#grant-dashboard-folder-permissions" >}}). For more information about assigning dashboard permissions, refer to [Grant dashboard permissions]({{< relref "../user-management/manage-dashboard-permissions/#grant-dashboard-permissions" >}}).