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title: "Roles & Permissions"
slug: "roles-permissions"
updated: 2025-10-03T08:54:29Z
published: 2025-10-03T08:54:29Z
canonical: "docs.avontus.com/roles-permissions"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.avontus.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Roles & Permissions

Users are assigned to roles that determine their level of access within site. For example, a user assigned to a **Scaffold Inspector** may have access to the **Inspections** screen while a **Welder** may not.

A user with the required permissions can create these roles and assign them to a role type. There are two role types, each with different levels of permissions. These roles are called **Subscriber** and **Viewer**. Subscriber users are assigned to Subscriber Roles, and Viewer users are assigned to Viewer Roles.

> [!NOTE]
> Note: Viewer users do NOT contribute to the subscriber count.

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**Subscriber** - A **Subscriber** role can have access to a wider part of the software, including [**Global Settings.**](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/global-settings) Subscriber users have the ability to add **Requests**, **Scaffolds**, **Activities**, etc. to the ScaffoldIQ application.

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**Viewer** - A **Viewer** role is limited to viewing, [watching](https://docs.avontus.com/docs/watching-a-requestscaffold-or-activity), and commenting on **Scaffolds, Activities,** and **Requests**. **Viewers** do not have the ability to add anything (including Requests and Scaffolds) to ScaffoldIQ.

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Roles are assigned to a person in the [**Person Details**](/v1/docs/person-details) screen. Select the checkbox of the appropriate role to assign the user to that role.

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**Toolbar**

You can use the toolbar to manage the roles, such as adding roles, deleting roles, etc.

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**Add -** Add a role type, select from either **Subscriber** or **Viewer**

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**Edit -** Select a role to edit.

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**Delete -** Delete the selected user role.

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**Refresh -** Refresh the **Roles** screen.

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The grid contains all the created roles.

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**Name -** This is the name of the role. A user will be assigned to the role.

**Active -** indicates whether the role is active.

**Type -** The **Role Type** (subscriber, viewer) that the role (Foreman, Welder) is assigned to.

**Description -** A description of the role.