Roles are a great way to manage the access of your users to certain actions within FreeAgent CRM, from the ability to Import/Export data, to specific actions like bulk delete records or edit activities.
There are 5 different roles built-in FreeAgent CRM, but you have the option to create new ones, edit existing ones, and deactivate those that you don't need.
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ROLE |
DESCRIPTION |
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Administrators |
Allows all 4 main actions. This role gives the user access to more system actions available in the Company and System Settings menu.
A few things to note regarding the Admin role:
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App Admins |
Allows user to manage an App without getting full admin rights. |
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Power Users |
Has access to Import/Export data actions, can’t bulk delete nor edit activities. |
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Managers |
Inability to bulk delete, edit activities, and import. |
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Contractors |
Doesn’t allow users to bulk delete, edit activities, import, or export data. |
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Individuals |
Similar to Contractors, they can’t perform any of the 4 main actions. |
Edition Qualifier: This feature is available in all FreeAgent CRM editions.
User Permissions: Only the Administrator can use this feature.
In this tutorial, we will cover the following topics:
- Navigating to Roles
- What Do These Roles Mean for Your Users?
- Creating a New ACL
- Editing an ACL
- Adding Users to an ACL
- Search ACLs
- Deactivating an ACL
Navigating to Roles
Go to Admin Settings > Team > Roles. . You can also use the search function to get there faster, just start typing 'Roles'.
What Do These Roles Mean for Your Users?
Assigning any of the existing roles or your custom ones to your users will limit their access to some of the actions of the system. There are 4 major actions: import data, export data, bulk delete, and edit activities. Roles are also known as ACLs (access control list)
The fifth action you can toggle in a role is 'Qualifier.' If yes, users in a given role can function as a reference qualifier when working with reference fields.
For example you can select a role as a reference qualifier if you wanted to be able to select users within a specific role such as Contractors. By default, all out-of-the-box roles are 'Yes' for Qualifier.
As each team member is added to a specific role, the specific actions in the system won't be available for that team member. So for example, if a team member was added to a role where 'Edit Activities' is set to 'No', then they will still be able to send emails, leave notes, etc... but they won't have the ability to edit them.
If they were to click a note to edit, they will see the note's detail and everything, but the 'Save' button that would allow them to make changes to them will not be there.
Creating a New ACL
Click on the 'Add New Role' button to get started. Give your New Role a name and optionally add a description that explains the reason behind the role. You can assign users to this role right away, just click the user's field and select them from the drop-down list. Then simply change to 'Yes' the actions you want that role to perform and once you are done, click the 'Save' button.
Your new role will be created and it will be shown on the list. If you are looking to make a change in any existing ACL continue reading.
Editing an ACL
Existing ACLs can be edited in case you want to change them or add users to them. To do this, simply select the role that you wish to update and click the 'Edit' button.
Here you will be able to change everything, from the name and description, to add team members and change the actions they will be able to perform. Just make your changes and click the 'Save' button when you are done.
Adding Users to an ACL
Adding users to each of the roles for your company is quite simple. First navigate to Admin > Team > Users. Then choose a user account and select 'Edit'.
Click on the 'Role' field to get the dropdown list with your available roles to choose from. You can assign more that one role to a user.
Search ACLs
To find a specific ACL, you can use the search box available at the top of the page. You can also use the advance search to narrow them down and display only those you need. To learn more about the advanced search, please visit the 'Advanced Search' section of the following tutorial:
Global Search
Deleting an ACL
If you created an ACL for a really specific purpose but eventually you decide that you don't need it anymore, you can always delete it. Click on the three dots next to the role and select 'Delete'. If you try to delete a 'Role' that has users assigned, you will receive an error message, as it is required that you remove the users from the role before deleting it.
Edit the Role to remove any active user and click the 'Save' button before attempting to delete the Role. Once you do the role will no longer be active and will not appear on the list.
