---
type: concept
title: TYPO3 Backend Access Workflow
tags: [access-control, workflow, typo3]
related: [ressourcenverwaltung, ums, shibboleth, typo3-backend]
created: 2026-07-01
updated: 2026-07-01
sources: ["output/rz_uni_greifswald_de_dienste_webdienste_typo3_webseiten_typo3_zugang_zum_redakti.md"]
---

# TYPO3 Backend Access Workflow

The process of gaining access to the TYPO3 editorial system at Universität Greifswald is a multi-stage procedure that separates the granting of a technical account from the assignment of specific content permissions.

## The Resource Model
Access to the TYPO3 backend is treated as a technical resource within the [[ressourcenverwaltung]] framework. This means it must be requested and tracked via the [[ums]].

## Step-by-Step Process

### 1. Request Phase
Users must apply for the resource **"Zugang zum TYPO3-Backend"** via the UMS. A critical requirement during this phase is providing the **Page ID (PID)** or **URL** of the pages they intend to edit in the description field.

### 2. Approval and Activation Phase
This is a two-stage administrative process:
- **Approval**: A designated institutional approver must authorize the request.
- **Activation**: Once approved, a Webmaster from the URZ activates the resource.

### 3. Account Initialization
The technical account is not fully created until the user performs an initial login at `https://typo3.uni-greifswald.de` using [[shibboleth]]. 

### 4. Permission Assignment
A successful login only creates the account; it does not grant access to content. The user will see a "blank" backend. The user must then notify the Webmaster that they have logged in, at which point the Webmaster manually assigns the permissions based on the original UMS request.

## Expanding Permissions
Once the initial resource is active, further access to additional pages is handled informally. Users send an email to the Webmaster (with their approver in CC) specifying the new pages required, bypassing the need for a new UMS application.

## Administrative Scope
This workflow applies to the general university infrastructure. The [[universitatsmedizin]] maintains its own separate administration for its TYPO3 pages.