Abstract: An authorization method for displaying current permission status of all system users includes: selecting one form; selecting one element item of one of the elements of the form; displaying all system users in the system after the element item is selected, and displaying the current permission status of each system user for the selected element item; and authorizing the selected element item for one or more of the system users. After all system users in a system are displayed, current permission status of each system user for the selected element item is displayed, thereby making it convenient for an authorization operator to make modifications on this basis and authorize the selected element item for the system user, and improving authorization efficiency.