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June 19, 2025
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Difference between Contribute and Manage access in Workfront

  • June 19, 2025
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Can someone please explain what is the difference between Contribute and Manage access in Workfront? Thanks!

Best answer by Richard_Le_

Hi,

 

The permissions across contribute and manage vary slightly depending on what type of object you are granting access to. For a full breakdown of what is allowed for each object type, see this article which explains the different levels of access granted for projects (there's a table at the bottom). In the left hand panel of the article you can look at the permissions for other object types such as tasks, issues etc.

 

As a high level summary:

 

  • View: User can view, share and comment on objects
  • Contribute: User can make updates, log information, make minor edits, (also includes all View permissions).
  • Manage: User has full access to the object without administrative rights. i.e., change configuration, delete, create. 

Best Regards,

Rich.

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New Participant
June 19, 2025

Hi,

 

The permissions across contribute and manage vary slightly depending on what type of object you are granting access to. For a full breakdown of what is allowed for each object type, see this article which explains the different levels of access granted for projects (there's a table at the bottom). In the left hand panel of the article you can look at the permissions for other object types such as tasks, issues etc.

 

As a high level summary:

 

  • View: User can view, share and comment on objects
  • Contribute: User can make updates, log information, make minor edits, (also includes all View permissions).
  • Manage: User has full access to the object without administrative rights. i.e., change configuration, delete, create. 

Best Regards,

Rich.

New Participant
June 19, 2025

Many thanks for clarifying, Rich!