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title: "Sub-scope"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/DLP/2211648009/Sub-scope"
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> Macro (aura-html)

## About the sub-scope definition type

When the scope definition is set to **sub-scope**, the box scope is always a subset of the scope already defined at an upper level of the box hierarchy (the upper-level box must have [own scope](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211713546)). It can be automatically synced with a value of a selected field.

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<summary>See the example</summary>

**Example:** A sub-scope box may be a parent when the box type is SAFe® Agile Release Train (ART). This box type comprises three levels of boxes, and the following structure is possible:  
*First-level box: own scope*  
*Second-level box: sub-scope*  
*Third-level box: sub-scope *  
The second-level **sub-scope** box is a parent for the third-level box, but the first-level box is always set to **own scope**).
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The boxes with sub-scope display the tasks already added to a higher-level box with own scope. Any task added to a box with a sub-scope is automatically added to an upper-level box with the own-scope.

> ℹ️ Box configuration refers to the settings of a single, individual box. They are dependent on the box type settings. See the [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211648009](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211648009) page for more information.

![image](media://93e20e1e-d644-427a-a1e8-9aafe3d40841)

![image](media://f4e384c3-1764-4155-b468-0812ce44279f)

## Security roles

Users of sub-boxes with sub-scope can make any changes that match their permissions in a given sub-box, even if they lack appropriate permissions to their own scope box.

Those operations include:

- Create tasks
- Add tasks to own scope as manually added
- Delete tasks
- View tasks

<details>
<summary>See the example</summary>

If Angela is a Viewer in the Program-type Box ("own" scope) but is an Admin in an Iteration sub-box ("Sub" scope), she can execute all Admin operations on the Iteration tasks. 

This means she effectively has Admin permissions for some tasks in the Program-type box.

![image2021-5-14_9-17-21.png](media://a39a6a4e-fac5-461e-ab6c-510635b0e245)
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## Automatic timeboxes (synchronize Jira sprints)

Go to the [https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211746298](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DLP/pages/2211746298) page to find out more about synchronizing Jira sprints