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title: "Research Permissions"
slug: "research-permissions"
description: "Maximize your database's efficiency with our advanced research permissions and realms feature, designed for precise user access control. Empower users with the ability to view, edit, and add research elements effortlessly, through tailored permissions like \"Research (Edit Configurations)\", \"Research (Edit Data)\", and \"Research (View Data)\". Enhance data security and integrity by integrating research sources into Realms, ensuring access is limited to authorized users only. This system not only provides flexibility in managing research data but also enforces data integrity across your database. The Research tab, a pivotal access point, appears for users with the right permissions, streamlining data visibility and interaction. Elevate your data management with our comprehensive research permissions system."
updated: 2026-04-07T18:47:34Z
published: 2026-04-07T18:47:34Z
---

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# Research Permissions

The following permissions allow users to view, edit, and add research elements:

- **Research (Edit Configurations)**: The user can add and modify Research Sources, with the ability to modify the configuration and use Data Keys.
- **Research (Edit Data)**: The user can modify the research data on a record. If the source of data is verified, the user cannot edit the data.
- **Research (Edit Verified Data)**: The user can modify research data on a record, even if it comes from a verified source.
- **Research (View Data)**: The user can view research data on a record.

In addition, research sources may be placed into *Realms* to further restrict the ability of users to access research items. Research sources placed in a realm are only accessible to users who have access to that realm, regardless of the user being granted the permissions described above.

When used in combination with population-based permission controls, these permissions and realms provide enhanced, granular control over how users see various sources on the records within the database.

#### When does the Research tab appear?

The Research tab appears on a record when a research source with the same scope as that record exists. The Research tab appears only for those users with access to view research data on a record.