All entities in the ThingWorx model have design time and run time permissions. Thing Templates also have design time instance and run time instance permissions. These additional permissions are inherited by all implementing Things of a Thing Template. Instance permissions mimic design time and run time permissions, but apply only to Things.

Design time instance and run time instance permissions allow you to set and manage permissions for all Things that are derived from a single Thing Template at the Thing Template level. You can then provide specific overrides, grants, and denials at the Thing level.