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Protect a view

Protect a view to prevent settings and preferences from being changed.

You can also protect Doc views.

Feature availability and limits vary by plan and user role. Learn more

Protect a view

You can protect a view at any level of the Hierarchy. By default, anyone with Full edit permissions at the List or Folder level can unprotect a view in that location.

Protecting a view locks the following settings and preferences from being changed:

These are all protected until an authorized person unprotects the view.
 
To protect a view:
  1. In the Views Bar, right-click the view. 
  2. Select Protect view.
    • Optional: In the Protect view modal, add a message for people to see if they attempt to unprotect the view.
    • Optional: Click Manage permissions to customize who can and can't unprotect the view.
  3. Click Protect Layout.

Protecting a Doc view also protects the Doc.

Identify protected views

Protected views display a shield icon next to the view name.
Screenshot of the shield icon next to the view.png

Edit a protected view

A person with permissions can make changes to the protected view in this way:
  1. After making changes to the protected view, in the lower-left corner, a message displays.
  2. Select Unprotect View, and the changes will be saved. 

A person without permissions can only do this:

  1. After making changes to the protected view, in the lower-left corner, a message displays.
  2. Select Revert, and the changes are not saved. 
    • Refreshing or leaving the view will also revert any temporary changes.

Manage protected view permissions

Permissions control who can unprotect the view to save changes. You can set permissions at any time.
 
To edit permissions after protecting a view:
  1. In the Views Bar, right-click the view. 
  2. In the settings modal, under Protect view, click Edit permissions. In ClickUp 3.0, this is a link to the people who can unprotect the view. 
  3. In the View permissions modal, select a permission:
    • Full edit: Can save changes, protect, unprotect, share, and delete this view.
    • Limited: Can see, duplicate, and favorite this view. Can't save changes, protect, unprotect, share, or delete this view.