---
title: Create a permission
description: Create a permission to use to define a user's access to a forum and the content in the forum.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/customer-service-management/communities/create-permission.html
release: brazil
product: Communities
classification: communities
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Forum and user permissions management, Configuring communities, Communities, Customer Service Management]
---

# Create a permission

Create a permission to use to define a user's access to a forum and the content in the forum.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn\_communities.admin

**Important:**

Starting with the Brazil release, Communities is being prepared for future deprecation. It will be hidden and no longer installed on new instances but will continue to be supported. For details, see the [Deprecation Process \[KB0867184\]](https://support.servicenow.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0867184) article in the Now Support Knowledge Base.

## About this task

Permissions are reusable. Before creating a permission, check if any existing permissions match your requirements.

## Procedure

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

2.  Click **New**.

3.  On the form, fill in the fields.

    |Field|Description|
    |-----|-----------|
    |Name|Name for the permission.|
    |Description|Description of the permission.|

4.  Click **Submit**.


-   **[Add access types to a permission](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/customer-service-management/communities/define-access-type-permission.md)**  
Access types for a permission determine the access that users have to certain forums.
-   **[Add content types to a permission](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/customer-service-management/communities/add-content-types-permission.md)**  
Content types for a permission determine the access that users have to certain content in a forum.
-   **[Create a permission exception](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/brazil/markdown/customer-service-management/communities/manage-permission-exceptions.md)**  
Create a permission exception for users who require specific permissions for a forum.

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