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title: Application collaboration
description: People with admin privileges can manage the permissions of developers collaborating on an application.
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# Application collaboration

People with admin privileges can manage the permissions of developers collaborating on an application.

## Collaboration descriptors

You can use the predefined collaboration descriptors that are standard with activation, or create a custom collaboration descriptor. By using a collaboration descriptor, you can assign, manage, and monitor delegated development permissions.

|Descriptors|Description|
|-----------|-----------|
|Owner|Owner of the application that manages other collaborators and can delete the application.|
|Editor|Standard descriptor to invite collaborators.|
|Custom|Non-standard \(custom\) descriptor created by the user.|

## Development permissions

By setting permissions, you can retain control over the system. You assign permissions to developers \(or users who deploy applications\) so that they can develop or deploy applications.

|Permissions|Description|
|-----------|-----------|
|Application Management|Capabilities to delete the application and version source control access.|
|File type Access|File types that the user has access to.|
|Security / Entitlement|Capabilities to manage application security.|
|Programming Tools|Capabilities for script fields access.|
|Deployment|Deployment capabilities.|

## Application collaboration users

You can assign a collaboration descriptor for an individual by creating an app collaboration user. The user can only be assigned one collaboration descriptor for any application.

## Application collaboration groups

You can assign a collaboration descriptor for a group of users by creating an app collaboration group. The group can only be assigned one collaboration descriptor for any application.