# Permissions and access

Variables uses ordinary Confluence permissions throughout, so most access problems are fixed in space permissions rather than in Capable.

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## At a glance

| **Symptom**                                                     | **Usually because**                                                                                                                  |
| --------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Create is greyed out                                            | You cannot add pages in the space (or in the Capable Asset Store, for global variables). Hover over the button for the exact reason. |
| Global variables are unavailable                                | You cannot view the Capable Asset Store space, or it is missing.                                                                     |
| The picker says Variables are available on the Advanced edition | The site is on the Standard edition.                                                                                                 |
| The byline says No permission to add variables to this page     | You cannot edit the page.                                                                                                            |
| Restrictions or Edit is missing                                 | You are not a scope administrator or the variable's author, or the variable is restricted.                                           |

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## In this section

[Create is greyed outThe Create button in the Variables catalogue or picker is greyed out.](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/create-is-greyed-out.html)[Global variables are unavailableThe Global variables section says global variables are unavailable, or global values show \[unavailable\] on pages.](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/global-variables-are-unavailable.html)[The picker says Variables are available on the Advanced editionThe variable picker shows Variables are available on the Advanced edition instead of a list.](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/the-picker-says-variables-are-available-on-the-advanced-edition.html)[The byline says No permission to add variables to this pageInserting a variable from the byline says you do not have permission, or that it could not be added.](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/the-byline-says-no-permission-to-add-variables-to-this-page.html)[Restrictions or Edit is missing from a variable's menuA variable's menu has no Restrictions option, or Edit is greyed out.](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/restrictions-or-edit-is-missing-from-a-variable-s-menu.html)

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## Related

### [Who can see a value](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/who-can-see-a-value.html)

Values follow space permissions.

### [Variables settings](https://help.gocapable.com/variables/variables-settings.html)

Every setting in one table.

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_Most of these are expected behaviour._