| Level | Users with this access can... | Servers with this access can... |
| No Access | Not access the database at all. | Not access the replica at all. |
Depositor
| Create documents, but cannot read, edit, or delete documents, including those they create. | Not receive changes; not relevant for servers. |
Reader
 | Read documents, but cannot create, edit, or delete them. | Pull changes from the replica but not send changes to it. |
Author
 | Create and read documents, but can only edit their own documents if they are listed in an Authors field on that document. | Replicate new documents. |
Editor
 | Create, read, and edit all documents unless there are restrictions on specific documents. | Replicate all new and changed documents. |
Designer
 | Have Editor access to documents, except where restrictions exist for specific documents, and they can modify the database design, but they cannot delete the database or modify the ACL. | Replicate design changes as well as all new and changed documents, but not ACL changes. |
Manager
 | Perform all operations on the database, including modifying ACLs and deleting the database. | Replicate all changes to the database and the ACL. |
