Roles define the permissions users have in the platform and make it easy for administrators to manage user ‘rights’ and security controls.
A Role is a set of permissions that can be assigned to users and determines what users can do in the platform. Roles are part of the Logiqc Role Based Access Control architecture.
Roles can be used to regulate access to your platform based on the roles of individual users within your organisation. Users are assigned one or more roles, and through those role assignments acquire the permissions needed to perform particular system functions.
Roles also make it easier to add or remove permissions for a number of users as you only need to update the permission at the role level and not for each individual user who has been assigned that permission.
Role based permissions are 'additive'. This means that the permissions granted to any individual user is a sum of all the permissions within the roles to which the user belongs.
Suggested user roles
| Suggested role name | Description | Required licence |
| Reporter |
This role is designed for user who simply need to report issues in the Reporting register and access corporate documents. |
Read and report |
| Action officer |
This role is designed for users who need to report issues and also receive tasks. |
Action |
| Builder |
This role is designed for users who need to do all of the above but also edit register items and schedule tasks for others. |
Approval |
| Approver |
This role is designed for users who need to do all of the above and also close/approve items and be assigned as owners of items such as contracts, risks and documents. |
Approval |
| Super user | This role is designed for users who need to do everything in the platform except administration functions. | Approval |
| Full user rights | This role is designed for users who need to do all of the above and have access to a special right to see all items regardless in the platform of the viewing permissions set on the items. | Approval |
Suggested admin roles
| Suggested role name | Description | Minimum licence required |
| Administrator | Access to general admin and user configuration settings. | Action |
| Super administrator | Access to general admin setting but also the ability to configure all visibility and security functions. | Approval |
Suggested external user roles
| Suggested role name | Minimum licence required |
| External auditor | External user |
| External administrator (only for non-users such as 3rd party IT support staff who need access to your platform | External user |
Note: Permissions assigned to a user via their role can also be adjusted (eg. denied) directly in the user's account. This allows for micro adjustments to be made without having to create separate roles for every variation of permissions needed.
Learn more about Working with roles