Permissions for Distribution Lists
These are the permissions required to create, access and modify distribution lists:
Permissions apply to the Location a distribution list belongs to. A user can only view, create or work with distribution lists in the Locations where their role includes the relevant permission.
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| Desktop:Show Distribution Lists Menu Item | Show the Laboratory Management > Distribution Lists menu item |
| Distribution Lists:Create Distribution Lists | Allow a user to create distribution lists |
| Distribution Lists:Delete List Types | Allow a user to delete distribution list types. A list type cannot be deleted while it is in use by a distribution list |
| Distribution Lists:Edit Distribution Lists | Allow a user to edit distribution lists, including adding and removing members, and to change the Distribution List membership field when editing a user. Inactive distribution lists cannot be edited |
| Distribution Lists:Edit List Types | Allow a user to edit distribution list types |
| Distribution Lists:Enable/Disable | Allow a user to set distribution lists as active or inactive |
| Distribution Lists:Link To Records | Allow a user to create links to and from distribution lists, and shows the Links tab on a distribution list |
| Distribution Lists:Print Distribution Lists | Allow a user to print distribution lists |
| Distribution Lists:Remove Links | Allow a user to remove links attached to distribution Lists |
| Distribution Lists:View Distribution Lists | Allow a user to view distribution lists |
| Distribution Lists:View History | Allow a user to view the change history for distribution lists on the Changelog tab |
| Distribution Lists:View Print History | Allow a user to view the print history for distribution lists |
All of these permissions are included in the following system roles:
- ‘Global Editor (excluding admin and personnel records)’
- ‘Global Editor (excluding admin)’
- ‘Laboratory Management Editor’
The ‘Desktop:Show Distribution Lists Menu Item’ permission and the last three permissions (‘Distribution Lists:View Distribution Lists’, ‘Distribution Lists:View History’ and ‘Distribution Lists:View Print History’) are included in the system roles:
- ‘Global Viewer (excluding admin and personnel records)’
- ‘Global Viewer (excluding admin)’
- ‘Laboratory Management Viewer’
Next Step:
The next article covers Creating Distribution Lists
Previous Step:
The previous article covers Distribution Lists Overview
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