# User Access Control

You can set user permissions for reading and writing forecast data, editing forecasts, re-forecasting, closing periods, and deficit distribution. 

To set it, click on the **Manage** button in the **Forecast** tab. This opens the Forecast measure side panel, where you can set the user permissions under the 'Sharing' tab. By default, all users are permitted to do the aforementioned actions.

<figure><img src="/files/Rvsti4YhDHG0Rf9EVrCO" alt=""><figcaption><p>User access permissions</p></figcaption></figure>

**Read:** Users with read access would be able to only view the data and add comments.

**Read+Write:** Users with both read and write access can modify and distribute the forecast data to leaf levels.

**Close Period Actions:** Users added here will have read/write access as well as permission to perform critical forecast actions like closing the actuals, re-forecasting, and distributing the deficit.

{% hint style="info" %}
Users having read+write access without 'Close Period Actions' permission cannot close actuals, re-forecast, or distribute deficit.
{% endhint %}

<figure><img src="/files/CqtAqSQAKidi5vP9fEtt" alt=""><figcaption><p>Read/Write and Close Period Actions</p></figcaption></figure>

The access control for forecasting can also be set from the **Manage Columns** dropdown at the top just like [configuring the access control for the measures](https://docs.inforiver.com/working-with-inforiver/7.-planning-budgeting-and-forecasting/forecasting-writeback-matrix/pages/ikgtokcJ0oes0aCiLKJA#id-3.-access-control) as shown below.

<figure><img src="/files/ilcqcPIBnaXB8iCnFKbu" alt=""><figcaption><p>User access control for forecasting</p></figcaption></figure>


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