{"id":9469,"date":"2023-04-25T17:38:01","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T16:38:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=9469"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:55:16","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T09:55:16","password":"","slug":"how-to-change-the-default-security-levels","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/permissions-management\/editing-security-levels\/how-to-change-the-default-security-levels\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change the default security levels?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In your ChurchTools some security levels are preset at the beginning, which you can change in the <em>master data<\/em> of the module <strong>Persons &amp; Groups<\/strong> under <em>Security Level<\/em>. You can also create new security levels at the same place. New security levels also mean more complexity, so consider beforehand whether they are really necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"222\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15340\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-9.png 940w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-9-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-9-768x181.png 768w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-9-360x85.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Change security level<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Clicking on the <em>title<\/em> of a security level opens the editing window for changing the dataset, in which you can adjust the name (a) and the sorting (b) of the selected level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"218\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-11.png 443w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-11-300x148.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-11-360x177.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Create new security levels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Use the <strong>Plus symbol<\/strong> to create new security levels. Here you can also set the name (a) and sorting (b).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"439\" height=\"244\" src=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10.png 439w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/image-10-360x200.png 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 439px) 100vw, 439px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Delete security levels<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can delete a security level if it is no longer used by clicking on the <strong>wastebasket symbol<\/strong> at the end of a line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group ct-artikel-zum-weiterlesen has-background is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-89fd719a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"border-radius:8px;background-color:#f9fafb;margin-top:24px;margin-bottom:24px;padding-top:32px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:32px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Read more<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/permissions-management\/security-level\/21-what-are-security-levels\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9490\">What are security levels?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/permissions-management\/security-level\/21-which-security-levels-are-there-and-what-are-they-used-for\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9495\">Which security levels are there and what are they used for?<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/churchtools.academy\/en\/help\/permissions-management\/editing-security-levels\/how-to-change-the-security-level-of-a-personfield\/\" data-type=\"docs\" data-id=\"9470\">How to change the security level of a Personfield?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In your ChurchTools some security levels are preset at the beginning, which you can change in the master data of the module Persons &amp; Groups under Security Level. You can also create new security levels at the same place. New security levels also mean more complexity, so consider beforehand whether they are really necessary. 1. 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