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# Create a forum permission

# Create a forum permission {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Xanadu
* 
* Updated August 1, 2024
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

Add a forum user and a permission to a forum to create a forum permission.

## Before you begin

Role required: sn_communities.forum_admin

## About this task

Forum permissions are a combination of a forum, forum users, and permissions.
Associate forum users and permissions within a specific forum. You can add multiple
combinations of forum users and permissions to a forum.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllCommunityAdministrationForums.
2. Click a forum.
3. In the Forum Permissions related list, click New.
4. On the form, fill in the fields.  
   {#create-forum-permission__table_m3h_52r_b1b__entry__2}

   | Field | Description |
   |-|-|
   | Forum | Name of the forum. |
   | Forum Users | User or group of users to give access to the forum. |
   | Permission | Permission to give to the forum users in the forum. |
   [Table 1. Forum Permissions]

   {#create-forum-permission__table_m3h_52r_b1b}
5. Click Submit.
* **[Copy permissions from a parent forum](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/YJCWm5L0GUhJChmCfP6LVg)**   
  You can copy permissions from a parent forum to a child forum.
* **[Copy permissions from a forum](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/35Qtr6lwRMyRdC~QQtlFDw)**   
  You can copy all permissions and content types from one forum to another.
* **[Debug user permissions](https://servicenow-prod.fluidtopics.net/pFXCxoKq_v94UAUD1PE~Kw)**   
  Investigate and diagnose problems with user access to forums.

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