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title: Collection Permissions
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# Collection Permissions (Master Data Services)

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  Collection permissions apply to all collections for an entity. You cannot give permission to a specific collection; permissions apply to all collections.  
  
> [!NOTE]  
>  These permissions apply to the **Explorer** functional area of the user interface only.  
  
|Permission|Description|  
|----------------|-----------------|  
|**Read**|User can read collection members and the member attributes.|  
|**Create**|User can create collection members and assign attribute values.|  
|**Update**|User can update collection members, attributes and relationships.|  
|**Delete**|User can delete collection members.|  
|**Deny**|Deny all access to the collection members.|  
  
 The Read, Create, Update, and Delete permissions can be combined. When Create, Update and Delete are assigned, the read permission is assigned automatically.  
  
## See Also  
 [Assign Model Object Permissions (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/assign-model-object-permissions-master-data-services.md)   
 [Collections (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/collections-master-data-services.md)   
 [Model Object Permissions (Master Data Services)](../master-data-services/model-object-permissions-master-data-services.md)