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Roles and permissions

What each role can do. A person has one role; anything sensitive asks for two-step verification as well.

1 person
  • Priya Raman

Owner

Everything, including billing and closing the organisation. Keep it to one or two people.

See who has it: Owner
3 people
  • Tom Whitaker
  • Daniel Osei
  • Mohammed Iqbal

Administrator

Manages people, settings and integrations. Two-step verification is required.

See who has it: Administrator
11 people
  • Amara Okafor
  • Callum Reid
  • Hannah Lewis
  • and 8 more

Editor

Creates and changes work, and approves what is assigned to them.

See who has it: Editor
9 people
  • Sofia Marques
  • Megan Price
  • Ellie Brennan
  • and 6 more

Viewer

Sees what is shared with them and can comment. Changes nothing.

See who has it: Viewer

What each role can do

Edit roles in Settings
Permissions for each role
Permission OwnerAdministratorEditorViewer
See shared work Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
Comment Allowed Allowed Allowed Allowed
Create and edit work Allowed Allowed Allowed Not allowed
Approve work assigned to them Allowed Allowed Allowed Not allowed
Invite and remove people Allowed Allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Change organisation settings Allowed Allowed Not allowed Not allowed
See the audit trail Allowed Allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Manage billing Allowed Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed
Close the organisation Allowed Not allowed Not allowed Not allowed

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