Since documents are stored in folders that control user access, documents do not have
owners like other types of records, but they do have authors. The author represents the user that
originally uploaded the document file.
Required Editions
| Available in: Salesforce Classic |
| Available in: All Editions except Database.com |
| User Permissions Needed |
| To change documents: |
Edit on documents |
To change the author of a document:
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View the document you want to modify.
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Click Change next to the Author field.
The Change link displays only on the detail page, not the edit page.
If you do not see the Change link, you may not have sufficient
privileges to change a document author.
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Enter a new author name. Alternatively, click the lookup icon to choose from a list of
users.
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Check the Send Notification Email box if you would like to alert the new
author of this change.
