Global Permissions in Jira

Jira allows you to configure permissions which are applicable system wide across ALL projects and can be granted to groups. These are called Global permissions. These global permissions are predefined in Jira. 

To manage Global Permissions in Jira, please follow below steps.

• Login to Jira as a Jira Administrator.
• Go to Administration - System - Global permissions.
• This page gives the list of predefined global permissions.
• At the bottom of the list you will get the option of selecting these permissions and assigning it to a group.
• You can also delete any group from the global permissions, with the help of Delete option mentioned with each group assigned to a permission.

Below is the list of global permissions with their meanings. 

1. Jira System Administrators
• This permission allows the user to perform all Administration function.
2. Jira Administrators
• This permission allows the user to perform all Administration function except configuring mail server, configuring cvs repository etc. Complete exclusion list can be found on Jira documentation.
3. Jira Users
• This permission allows user to login to Jira and perform all non-administrative functions.
4. Browse Users
• This permission allows the user to view a list of all JIRA user names and group names. This is used for selecting users/groups in popup screens. 
5. Create Shared Objects
• This permission allows the user to share a filter or dashboard globally or with groups of users. This is also used to control who can create Jira Agile dashboard.
6. Manage Group Filter Subscription
• This permission allows the user to create or delete group filter subscription.
7. Bulk Change
• This permission allows the user to execute bulk change operation like bulk edit, bulk move, bulk workflow transition etc.