Manage permissions for message editing and deletion

By default, all members tin edit and delete their own messages, but it is possible to change these permissions. Here's what can exist adjusted:

  • Owners and admins tin gear up a timeframe for editing messages.
  • Owners can set up message deletion permissions.

Tip: Restricting the power to edit or delete messages may impact how members communicate. Consider the pros and cons of editing and deleting for your squad's needs.

Suit the timeframe for editing messages

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Enterprise Grid plan

Workspace Owners and Admins can choose from the following options to allow members to edit a message: whatever fourth dimension, never, or within a specific time flow subsequently sending it.

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace proper noun in the elevation left.
  2. Select Settings & assistants, and then Workspace settings from the carte du jour.
  3. Click the Permissions tab at the superlative of the page.
  4. Next to Message Editing & Deletion , click Expand .
  5. Under Let editing , select how long members will have to edit their messages.
  6. Click Save .

Org level

Org Owners and Org Admins can gear up an org policy to make up one's mind message editing permissions for every workspace in their org. They tin can choose to allow members to edit a message any time, never, or inside a specific time flow after sending information technology.

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace proper noun in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administrationfrom the menu, then clickOrganisation settings.
  3. Click Settings in the left sidebar, then select Organization Policies.
  4. Click the Permissions tab.
  5. Next to Message Editing & Deletion , click Add Policy .
  6. Under Allow editing , select how long members will take to edit their messages.
  7. Click Salve Policy, then Create Policy to ostend.


Workspace level

If an org policy hasn't been ready, Workspace Owners and Workspace Admins can cull to allow members to edit a bulletin whatever time, never, or within a specific time period after sending it.

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the elevation left.
  2. Select Settings & assistants, and then Workspace settings from the menu.
  3. Click the Permissions tab at the pinnacle of the folio.
  4. Side by side to Bulletin Editing & Deletion , click Expand .
  5. Under Allow editing , select how long members will accept to edit their letters.
  6. Click Save .

Note: If you select Never, this change will immediately take result and members volition no longer exist able to edit their letters.

Cull who can delete messages

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Enterprise Grid plan

Workspace Owners can restrict this permission and so that simply owners and admins tin delete messages, or they can let everyone to delete their own messages.

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the acme left.
  2. Select Settings & administration, then Workspace settings from the carte.
  3. Click the Permissions tab at the summit of the page.
  4. Next to Bulletin Editing & Deletion , click Aggrandize .
  5. Nether People who tin delete messages , choose which members can delete letters.
  6. Click Save .

Org level

Org Owners can ready an org policy to make up one's mind bulletin deletion permissions for every workspace in their org. They tin decide who can delete letters — either everyone or only Workspace Owners and Admins.

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the top left.
  2. Select Settings & administrationfrom the menu, and then clickOrganization settings.
  3. Click Settings in the left sidebar, and so select Organization Policies.
  4. Click the Permissions tab.
  5. Next to Message Editing & Deletion , click Add Policy .
  6. Cheque the box to only allow administrators to delete messages.
  7. Click Salve Policy, then Create Policy to confirm.


Workspace level

If an org policy hasn't been fix, Workspace Owners can restrict this permission and so that but owners and admins tin can delete messages, or they can allow everyone to delete their own messages.

  1. From your desktop, click your workspace name in the elevation left.
  2. Select Settings & assistants, then Workspace settings from the menu.
  3. Click the Permissions tab at the top of the page.
  4. Next to Message Editing & Deletion , click Expand .
  5. Under People who can delete messages, cull which members tin delete messages.
  6. Click Save .

Notation: Owners and admins tin delete another member's messages when that fellow member's role is lower than their own.

Who can use this characteristic?

  • Workspace Owners/Admins and Org Owners/Admins
  • Available on all plans

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