Permissions

This documentation applies to Omni for Umbraco 17 and 18. Both version lines have the same functionality and configuration. Choose the package version for your Umbraco site.

Translation section access

Translation facilities are available to administrators and backoffice users whose user group grants access to Umbraco's built-in Translation section.

Content permissions still apply

Section access unlocks Omni's UI and API, but it does not bypass Umbraco content security. Previewing requires browse permission. Starting or cancelling content translation requires update permission for the page and target culture.

Overwrite existing values

Translation-section users may replace existing Dictionary/content translations and force selected content properties by default. Set this to false to restrict those operations to administrators:

{
  "DiploTranslatorOmni": {
    "Permissions": {
      "AllowSectionUsersToOverwriteExistingValues": false
    }
  }
}

Glossary management

Translation-section users may manage glossary rules by default. Because glossary rules become organisation-wide AI instructions, grant access only to trusted users. Restrict management to administrators with:

{
  "DiploTranslatorOmni": {
    "Glossary": {
      "AllowSectionUsersToManage": false
    }
  }
}

Job visibility

Non-administrator users can inspect and cancel only Dictionary jobs they requested. Administrators retain access to all Dictionary job details for support and oversight.

Content job history and results are filtered by browse access to the relevant pages; section and batch results may be partial when some pages are outside your permissions. Cancelling a content job also checks update access. A user cancelling someone else's section job must be able to update every page in its scope; legacy section jobs without a recorded scope are limited to the requester or an administrator.

Settings and Support

Approving AI profiles and activating, refreshing or deactivating licences require an administrator. Maintenance status and cleanup require access to Umbraco's Settings section. The Translation → Support dashboard uses Translation-section access and previews installation details for manual copying; it does not submit a support request.

Licence entitlement is separate

Section access and content permissions do not override licence limits. The free evaluation permits five accepted single-page draft runs. Dictionary, section and selected-page batch translation, overwrite and forced replacement require a paid licence. See licence setup.