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title: Permissions for Email Studio Roles
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description: Email Studio uses classic roles and permissions to assign Email Studio functionality manually. For Default Permissions, All refers to all permissions enabled for the specified feature. Although you can edit these permissions, we can’t restore there default permissions after changes are made.
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# Permissions for Email Studio Roles

Email Studio uses classic roles and permissions to assign Email Studio functionality manually. For Default Permissions, All refers to all permissions enabled for the specified feature. Although you can edit these permissions, we can’t restore there default permissions after changes are made.

We recommend [creating custom roles with altered permissions](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_overview_create_custom_role.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "In Marketing Cloud Engagement, you can create a custom role to better align a user with permissions associated with your business needs. After you create the custom role, assign it to the appropriate user. Use this custom role in top-level tenant accounts and in business units.") and leaving the default roles intact to better meet your account’s security needs.

![Note](https://sf-zdocs-cdn-prod.zoominsoftware.com/tdta-mktg-mc_marketing_cloud_overview-264-0-0-production-enus/2555afdb-8049-4e3c-8043-0e04803e5f16/images/icon_note.png)

Note Assign permissions for [Content Builder](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=mktg.mc_overview_content_builder_roles.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "View Content Builder roles in Marketing Cloud Engagement.") separately from Email Studio. The permissions on this page don’t control access to Content Builder.

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small " summary="Email Studio Roles">
        <caption>Email Studio Roles</caption>
        <colgroup>
          <col style="width:33.33333333333333%">
          <col style="width:33.33333333333333%">
          <col style="width:33.33333333333333%">
        </colgroup>
        <thead class="slds-text-title_caps ">
          <tr class="">
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d25302e63">Role</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d25302e66">Type</th>
            <th scope="col" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" id="d25302e69">Default Permissions</th>
          </tr>
        </thead>
        <tbody>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Administrator</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Classic</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">All</td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Analyst</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Classic</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Tracking</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All - this setting applies only to sends listed under My Tracking. To view tracking for
                  triggered sends, select the <span class="menucascade"><strong class="uicontrol">Interactions</strong> | <strong class="uicontrol">Triggered Sends</strong> | <strong class="uicontrol">View Tracking</strong></span> permission.</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Content Creator</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Classic</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Content</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Email Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Template Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Portfolio Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Content Area Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>General</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Data Manager</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Classic</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Subscribers</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Interactions</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Data Extension Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Publication List Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Suppression List Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Distributed Sending User</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Classic</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Subscribers</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Interactions</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Tracking</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Shared Folders</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Marketing Cloud Administrator</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Email</p>
              <ul>
                <li>System Default Templates Access</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Triggered</p>
              <ul>
                <li>Clear Queue</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Reports</p>
              <ul>
                <li>View Administrative Reports</li>
                <li>Run Report</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Test Send Threshold</p>
              <ul>
                <li>View</li>
                <li>Update</li>
              </ul>
              <p>URL Expiration</p>
              <ul>
                <li>Update</li>
              </ul>
              <p>General</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Marketing Cloud Channel Manager</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Email</p>
              <ul>
                <li>System Default Templates Access</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Reports</p>
              <ul>
                <li>View Administrative Reports</li>
                <li>Run Report</li>
              </ul>
              <p>General</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Marketing Cloud Content Editor/Publisher</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Email</p>
              <ul>
                <li>System Default Templates Access</li>

              </ul>
              <p>Test Send Threshold</p>
              <ul>
                <li>View</li>

              </ul>
              <p>General</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>

              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Marketing Cloud Security Administrator</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Email</p>
              <ul>
                <li>System Default Templates Access</li>
              </ul>
              <p>Reports</p>
              <ul>
                <li>View Administrative Reports</li>
                <li>Run Report</li>
              </ul>
              <p>General</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
          <tr class="">
            <td data-label="Role" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e63 ">Marketing Cloud Viewer</td>

            <td data-label="Type" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e66 ">Marketing Cloud Engagement</td>

            <td data-label="Default Permissions" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d25302e69 ">
              <p>Email</p>
              <ul>
                <li>System Default Templates Access</li>
              </ul>
              <p>General</p>
              <ul>
                <li>All</li>
              </ul>
            </td>

          </tr>
        </tbody>
      </table>