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Protection Hierarchy

Protection levels are hierarchical and are from highest to lowest:

  1. Delete
  2. Modify
  3. Access
  4. Read

A user with Delete protection on an object also has Modify, Access, and Read privileges on the object.

The first user to request a Delete or Modify protection level on an object at checkout is granted it. The subsequent users requesting the checked out object with Modify or Delete receive the object with downgraded protection.