There are seven types of permissions in MicroStrategy:

• Browse: Allows users to see the Object:
  • Additional permissions required: 
    • None
• Read: Allows users to open the Object editor (but not to make any change or save it):
  • Additional permissions required:
    • Browse

• Write: Allows users to change and save the Object:
  • Additional permissions required:
    • Browse
    • Read
• Delete: Allows users to delete the Object:
  • Additional permissions required:
    • Browse
    • Write
• Control: Allows users to change the ACL of the Object:
  • Additional permissions required:
    • Browse
    • Read
• Use: Allows users to use the Object as part of the definition of another one:
  • Additional permissions required:
    • Browse
    • Read
• Execute: Allows users to execute a Report or an Intelligent Cube. If this permission is denied to a Report component such as a Metric or Attribute, the parent Report will not execute:
  • Additional permissions required:
    • Browse

When a user tries to perform an operation that is not allowed by the ACL, it will get an error such as the following:

Or the user will get something similar to this one:

Or the option will simply be grayed out like Edit or Delete.