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.