Access control lists (ACLs) determine the level of access to packages, folders, and other elements (such as services, IS document types, and specifications) at the group level. ACL settings are stored on the local development Integration Server, not with the elements themselves. This means that ACL information does not get checked in to the VCS repository when you check in an element. When another user checks the element out of the VCS repository, that user’s local development server uses the default ACL to determine access to that element. You can preserve ACL settings for an element by deploying the element from the local development server and then setting the element’s ACL settings manually on the production server. For more information about ACLs, see Assigning and Managing Permissions for Elements.