---
title: Create a forum permission
description: Add a forum user and a permission to a forum to create a forum permission.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/communities/create-forum-permission.html
release: australia
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-03-12"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Forum and user permissions management, Configuring communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Create a forum permission

Add a forum user and a permission to a forum to create a forum permission.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.forum\_admin

## About this task

Forum permissions are a combination of a forum, forum users, and permissions. Associate forum users and permissions within a specific forum. You can add multiple combinations of forum users and permissions to a forum.

## Procedure

1.  Navigate to **All** > **Community** > **Administration** > **Forums**.

2.  Click a forum.

3.  In the **Forum Permissions** related list, click **New**.

4.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Forum|Name of the forum.|
    |Forum Users|User or group of users to give access to the forum.|
    |Permission|Permission to give to the forum users in the forum.|

5.  Click **Submit**.


-   **[Copy permissions from a parent forum](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/copy-permissions-from-parent-forum.md)**  
You can copy permissions from a parent forum to a child forum.
-   **[Copy permissions from a forum](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/copy-permissions-from-another-forum.md)**  
You can copy all permissions and content types from one forum to another.
-   **[Debug user permissions](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/debug-user-permissions.md)**  
Investigate and diagnose problems with user access to forums.

**Parent Topic:**[Forum and user permissions management](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/communities/communities-permissions.md)