Author-it Cloud management

Library configuration & administration

Author-it Cloud library management roles are divided between ASC | Author-it Software Co., the client Cloud Administrator, the client Library Administrator and client library user.

The Client Security Administrator column includes both your Security Administrators and your Designers. However, when assigning users to groups you can choose whether these roles are kept separate or are combined. For more information, refer to the section on user and group security.

Note: Clients cannot create certain Publishing Profiles actions in Author-it Cloud. If you need to create, modify, or delete these actions, log a case as a means of communicating with ASC | Author-it Software Co. Client Services.

Management Area

ASC | Author-it Software Co. Administrator

Client Cloud Administrator

Client Library Security Administrator

Client User

Initial organization set up and adding a primary contact

Yes

No

No

No

Ongoing Author-it Cloud administration for the organization, including adding users

No

Yes

No

No

Publishing configuration (including modifications to Publishing Profiles)

Yes

No

No

No

Creating and modifying Variables

No

No

Yes

No

Assigning Release States permissions to users, modifying Release States

No

No

Yes

No

Assigning Folder permissions to users, modifying Folder permissions

No

No

Yes

No

Updating external publishing templates (such as Word template, HTML templates)

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

Modifying personal details such as user password and email address

No

Yes

No

Yes