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# Entity Permissions (Master Data Services)
  Entity permissions apply to:  
  
-   All of the entity's attributes, including **Name** and **Code**, for both leaf and consolidated members.  
  
-   All of the entity's collections.  
  
-   Explicit hierarchy memberships and relationships.  
  
 When you have permission to an entity, you can add and remove members from the entity, its explicit hierarchies, and its collections.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  These permissions apply to the **Explorer** functional area of the user interface only.  
  
|Permission|Description|  
|----------------|-----------------|  
|**Read-only**|The entity is displayed but the user cannot add, remove, or change members.|  
|**Update**|The entity is displayed and the user can add, remove, and change members.|  
|**Deny**|The entity is not displayed.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Assign Model Object Permissions (Master Data Services)](assign-model-object-permissions-master-data-services.md)   
 [Model Object Permissions (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/model-object-permissions-master-data-services.md)   
 [Entities (Master Data Services)](../../2014/master-data-services/entities-master-data-services.md)