---
title: "Use the RESETACCESSRIGHTS Function to Remove Inherited Access Rights"
slug: "resetaccessrights-function"
description: "Learn to use RESETACCESSRIGHTS to remove inherited access rules while retaining directly mapped permissions in Pigment models."
updated: 2025-05-28T10:23:47Z
published: 2025-08-22T12:00:18Z
---
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# RESETACCESSRIGHTS function
## Description
Remove inherited access rights from the Expression. Directly mapped access rights rules will still apply.
> [!WARNING]
> Users must have the Define Application security [permission](/v1/docs/pigment-access-basics) to be able to use this function.
> For more information on access rights inheritance and how to use this function, see the following articles:
>
> - [Understand Access Rights Inheritance](/v1/docs/understand-access-rights-inheritance)
> - [Use the RESETACCESSRIGHTS Function](/v1/docs/reset-access-rights-function)
> - [Access Rights Inheritance Options at Application Level](/v1/docs/add-remove-access-rights-inheritance)
## Syntax
```plaintext
RESETACCESSRIGHTS(Expression)
```
- `Expression` (any type) :
## Return type
`Same as expression`
## Examples
For more information on how access rights are inherited and how you can use the RESETACCESSRIGHTS function, see [Understand Access Rights Inheritance](/v1/docs/understand-access-rights-inheritance).
**Excel equivalent**: none
**See also**: [ACCESSRIGHTS](/v1/docs/accessrights-function)
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