---
title: Add permissions to collaboration descriptors
description: Add permissions to collaboration descriptors to manage your user's capabilities, such as the ability to delete the application or manage collaborators.
locale: en-US
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topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
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breadcrumb: [Application collaboration, Learning about developing on the ServiceNow AI Platform, Building applications]
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# Add permissions to collaboration descriptors

Add permissions to collaboration descriptors to manage your user's capabilities, such as the ability to delete the application or manage collaborators.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **App Engine** > **Collaboration** > **Descriptors**.

2.  To modify the permissions, select a collaboration descriptor from the related list.

3.  To view the permission's options, click **Edit...** in the related list.

4.  To add or remove permissions to the descriptor, click the arrows.

    For a list of permissions, see [Collaboration permissions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/application-development/collaboration-permissions.md).

5.  Click **Save** and **Update**.