Understanding Roles & Permissions
Detailed breakdown of Owner, Auditor, Respondent, Viewer roles and their access levels
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Understanding Roles & Permissions
AUDIGYD uses a role-based access control system. Each member is assigned a role that determines what they can see and do within the workspace.
Role Hierarchy
Owner
The Owner has unrestricted access to the entire workspace:
- •Create, edit, and delete templates
- •Create, manage, and finalize assessments
- •Review and score assessments
- •Access all reports and analytics
- •Manage workspace settings, billing, and members
- •Configure AI features and data privacy settings
- •View the activity log
Auditor
Auditors are the primary users who manage the audit process:
- •Create, edit, and publish templates
- •Create and manage assessments
- •Assign respondents to assessments
- •Review and score submitted assessments
- •Create and manage findings
- •Access reports and analytics
- •View the activity log
Respondent
Respondents participate in assessments by providing answers:
- •View assessments assigned to them
- •Answer questions and provide evidence
- •Submit completed assessments
- •View their own submissions and scores
Viewer
Viewers have read-only access:
- •View assessments they've been granted access to
- •View reports and scores for accessible assessments
- •Cannot make any changes or submissions
Permission Details
Permissions are organized by resource area:
- •Templates — Create, edit, publish, delete
- •Assessments — Create, assign, respond, review, finalize
- •Reports — View assessment reports and analytics
- •Members — Invite, change roles, remove
- •Settings — Manage workspace configuration
- •Billing — View and manage subscription
- •PII Tools — Run scans and manage flagged content
Customizing Permissions
Owners can fine-tune permissions for each role from the Permissions page. This allows you to grant or restrict specific actions beyond the default role settings.
