The following matrix provides an overview of the Smart Terms permissions for different roles and actions in Confluence. Consider that Term A is stored in Space A.

Prerequisite: The below actions (creating, editing, and viewing terms), are only possible when space view permissions are fulfilled. Anonymous user actions are only possible if Confluence is configured to allow anonymous access.


Actions / Roles		Confluence AdminSpace A AdminUser with Terms Creation
rights		User with no Terms creation
rights		Anonymous user
Glossary / Access glossary(tick)(tick)(tick)(tick)(tick)
Glossary / Add new term button(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Glossary / Edit term link(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Glossary / Delete term link(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Glossary / Export terms(tick)(tick)(error)(error)(error)
Glossary / Import terms(tick)(tick)(error)(error)(error)
Glossary / Bulk delete terms(tick)(tick)(error)(error)(error)
Viewer / Access viewer(tick)(tick)(tick)(tick)(tick)
Viewer / Edit term link(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Viewer / Manage attachment(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Viewer / Delete term(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Editor / Access editor and save edits(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Highlighter / Use the highlight feature(tick)(tick)(tick)(tick)(tick)
Highlighter / Create new term in space A(tick)(tick)(tick)(error)(error)
Confluence Administration / Smart Terms Configuration(tick)(error)(error)(error)(error)
Space Administration / Smart Terms Configuration(tick)(tick)(error)(error)(error)