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Workspace, folder, or file access

Add new groups, individuals, 
Active Directory
 groups, or an email domain to workspaces, folders, and files. 
  1. Next to the workspace, folder, or file for which you want to manage permissions, tap 
    And_menu icon
    Manage Access
    . 
  2. Tap The add icon.
  3. Select the group type or user.
    Group
    1. Tap 
      Group
      .
    2. Enter a group name.
    3. Enter email addresses or distribution lists.
    User
    1. Tap 
      User
      .
    2. Enter email addresses of users you want to add.
    Email domain
    1. Tap 
      Email domain
      .
    2. Enter the domain name. For example, 
      domain.com
    Active Directory group
    1. Tap 
      Active Directory group
      .
    2. Enter the 
      Active Directory
       group name and a description.
  4. If you selected to add a user or email domain, skip to the Step 7. If you selected to add a group, in the 
    Enter group name
     field, enter a name for the group you are adding. 
  5. Add group members using the 
    Enter email addresses or distribution lists
     for the new members of the group. 
  6. (Optional) Select or add members to the 
    Add group managers
     area to grant specific members rights to add or remove other group members from the group, but no other permissions. 
  7. In the 
    Apply permissions to
     option, select to apply the permissions you are creating, as limited only to this folder and the inhereted subitems permissions, or, to this folder and all subitems. 
    For more information, see Customizing access to folders or files.
    By default, the first option is selected. If you chose to set the permission to include this folder and all subitems, it will override any instances of broken inheritance. 
  8. In the 
    Role
     area, tap And_menu icon and select a role. 
    For more information, see Roles.
    If you set the role of an 
    Active Directory
     group to Administrator, this role 
    cannot
     be changed later. If you set the role of an 
    Active Directory
     group to Contributor or Visitor, the role cannot be changed to Administrator at a later time.
  9. In the 
    Permission
     area, tap And_menu icon and select a permissions set. 
    For more information see Permissions.
     The 
    Advanced Rights Management
     permissions set is available for 
    BlackBerry Workspaces
     Enterprise ES Mode and 
    BlackBerry Workspaces
     Enterprise ES (Restrict Full Access) Mode only. For more information, contact your organization administrator.
  10. In the 
    Expiration
     area, tap And_menu icon and select when access is revoked. 
    Select a specific date, a time period from the list, or never. If you select 
    Specific date
    , select a date from the calendar and tap 
    Done
    .
  11. Toggle 
    Watermark
     to the on position to impose a watermark on the files when accessed from 
    Workspaces
     viewers. 
  12. Tap 
    ADD
    .