This is a port of the README file within the Workbench Module. It may need to be adapted to fit the Handbook style.

Once a user role has access to create content, Workbench becomes immediately useful.

Workbench Permissions

• Administer Workbench settings
  Only Administrators should have access to this. Workbench without its other modules does not have any configuration settings. It becomes more useful when additional workbench modules are enabled.
• Access My Workbench
  For any user role who may access their own workbench a.k.a My Workbench
• View all unpublished content
  Allows a user to see content that is not Published on the site. This becomes even more useful when Workbench Moderation is enabled.

A typical permission setup so that a user can take advantage of Workbench looks like:

• Node Permissions
  • Article: Create new content
  • Article: Edit own content
  • Article: Delete own content
  • Basic page: Create new content
  • Basic page: Edit own content
  • Basic page: Delete own content
• System Permissions
  • View the administration theme
• Toolbar Permissions
  • Use the administration toolbar
• Workbench Permissions
  • Access My Workbench

If you are using Administration Menu with Workbench, you will need to configure permissions a little differently.

Under System Permissions, you will also need to check "Use the administration pages and help" for roles using both Workbench and Admin Menu. However, this will also add the "Add Content" menu and a Help link to the Admin Menu. Depending on what permissions are set, there may be other items in the menu as well.

One workaround is to turn off the "Add Content" drop-down at admin/structure/menu/manage/navigation by disabling this menu item. If all users are using Workbench, this will effectively move the content creation options from beneath Content to beneath My Workbench in the admin menu.