Author Role

The various actions assigned to the Author role are listed in the following table:

Resource Name	Actions Permitted
Add Article Template	View
Article Type Folder	View
Categories	View
Channels	View
Compliance Policy	View
Expertise	View
Guided Help Profiles	View
KB Folder	Delete Notes, Manage Bookmarks, Manage Personal Folders, Add Notes, Manage Suggestions, Import Article, Suggest Article, Delete Article, Edit Article, Create Article, Create Folder, Delete Folder, Edit Folder, View Folder, Own Folder, Associate Article with Topics, View Personal Folder, Print Article, Delete Lists, Edit Lists, Create Lists, Own Article
Locations	View
Macros	View, Create, Delete, Edit
Messaging	Create Message, Delete Message
Manage Stage	View
Notes	View, Add, Delete
Personalization	View Personalization Objects
Portal	View, Create, Edit, Copy, Delete
Preference Group	Edit
Releases	Search, Manage Suggestions, Manage Release, Author, Create, Export Case Base, Make Suggestions, Import Case Base
Report	View, Run, Edit, Delete, Create, Schedule
Resolution Codes	View
Saved Search	Create, Delete, Edit
Search Console	View
System Resource (Knowledge Console)	View
Text Editor	Edit HTML source for articles
Topic	Copy, View, Delete, Edit, Create, Cut
User	View
User Group	View
Knowledge Console	Import Translations, Export Translation, Export Related Questions
Portal	View Staging Portal, View Author Portal, Publish from Staging, View Future Portal