Control who can create, edit, and manage items in Katana to maintain clean and accurate product and material data.
What this permission does
The Manage items permission determines who can create and update products, materials, and their variants. Restricting this permission ensures that only authorized team members can modify your item data, helping prevent mistakes and maintain account integrity.
What users with this permission can do
A user with Manage items permission can:
Create new products and product variants.
Create new materials and material variants.
Edit product details and configuration.
Edit material details and configuration.
Default behavior
The account Owner always has this permission.
Regular Users have it enabled by default, but it can be disabled.
How to enable or disable this permission
When inviting a new user
Invite the user.
Edit Default permissions.
Go to the Workflows tab.
Check or uncheck Manage items.
For existing users
Click your profile (top right) → Team.
Select the user’s name.
Go to the Workflows tab.
Check or uncheck Manage items.
![Screenshot showing how to click a user, open the Workflows tab and selecting the Manage items tab]](https://downloads.intercomcdn.com/i/o/ep5ydul3/1702801256/75de1506a11aeb4568d3f37cb8fc/image.png?expires=1758171600&signature=ed5c0927d78ec52c2f0f1bb9f344978e39e4252e31bf394ea955deb3455f88cd&req=dScnFMF%2BnINaX%2FMW1HO4zUbkhyBo7VQ3CD8pnhAii2QQntqfLoc%2FMRFzyoDF%0AQBBm%0A)
With vs. Without this permission
Action | With permission | Without permission |
Create new products/materials | ✔️ | ❌ |
Edit product/material details | ✔️ | ❌ |
Create/edit variants | ✔️ | ❌ |
View products/materials | ✔️ | ✔️ (view-only) |
Learn more about user permissions and team member roles.
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