Permission Levels in SharePoint 2010

In SharePoint 2010, we will be having the different permission levels like list level, site level

The below tables will illustrate the permission level and little description.

List Permissions:

Permission Level	Description
Manage Lists	Create and delete lists, add or remove columns in a list, and add or remove public views of a list
Override Check out	Discard or check in a document which is checked out to another user.
Add Items	Add items to lists and add documents to document libraries.
Edit Items	Edit items in lists, edit documents in document libraries, and customize Web Part Pages in document libraries.
Delete Items	Delete items from a list and documents from a document library.
View Items	View items in lists and documents in document libraries.
Approve Items	Approve a minor version of a list item or document.
Open Items	View the source of documents with server-side file handlers.
View Versions	View past versions of a list item or document.
Delete Versions	Delete past versions of a list item or document.
Create Alerts	Create alerts.
View Application Pages	View forms, views, and application Pages. Enumerate lists.

Site Permissions:

Permission Level	Description
Manage Permissions	Create and change permission levels on the Web site and assign permissions to users and groups.
View Web Analytics Data	View reports on Web site usage.
Create Sub sites	Create sub sites such as team sites, Meeting Workspace sites, and Document Workspace sites.
Manage Web Site	Grants the ability to perform all administration tasks for the Web site as well as manage content.
Add and Customize Pages	Add, change, or delete HTML pages or Web Part Pages, and edit the Web site using a Microsoft SharePoint Foundation-compatible editor.
Apply Themes and Borders	Apply a theme or borders to the entire Web site.
Apply Style Sheets	Apply a style sheet (.CSS file) to the Web site.
Create Groups	Create a group of users that can be used anywhere within the site collection.
Browse Directories	Enumerate files and folders in a Web site using SharePoint Designer and Web DAV interfaces.
Use Self-Service Site Creation	Create a Web site using Self-Service Site Creation.
View Pages	View pages in a Web site.
Enumerate Permissions	Enumerate permissions on the Web site, list, folder, document, or list item.
Browse User Information	View information about users of the Web site.
Manage Alerts	Manage alerts for all users of the Web site
Use Remote Interfaces	Use SOAP, Web DAV, the Client Object Model or SharePoint Designer interfaces to access the Web site.
Use Client Integration Features	Use features which launch client applications. Without this permission, users will have to work on documents locally and upload their changes.
Open	Allows users to open a Web site, list, or folder in order to access items inside that container.
Edit Personal User Information	Allows a user to change his or her own user information, such as adding a picture.

Personal Permissions:

Permission Level	Description
Manage Personal Views	Create, change, and delete personal views of lists
Add/Remove Personal Web Parts	Add or remove personal Web parts on a Web part Page
Update Personal Web Parts	Update Web Parts to display personalized information

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