User Levels In DocBoss Explained (Updated)

Carl Mueller
March 13, 2026
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Did you know that you can not only have as many DocBoss users as you like, you can choose the level of access each one has?

In DocBoss, all users are named users. Each user has a private login so you can track who made changes and when, at all times.

But DocBoss also offers you 4 levels of users to choose from, depending on what tasks each of your staff are responsible for during your EPC projects.

Below, we’ll discuss these four levels and what each offers so you can easily decide how many users you require.

Overview

There are 4 user access levels available in DocBoss: View, Review, Full and Admin. User roles are default permission sets available to users. (To limit individual users’ access beyond their default role access limits, see the article on User Permissions.)

  • View: Generally for project managers/supervisors.
    • Access to all reports, documents, etc.
  • Review: Generally for engineers/drafters.
    • All view functions, plus:
    • Upload documents to assigned cards, and participate in review routing/approvals, file markups, and vendor reviews.
  • Full: Generally for doc control, inside sales, and/or project coordinators.
    • All review functions, plus:
    • Create submittals, setup/edit projects.
  • Admin: Generally for doc control leads, project management leads, and/or IT.
    • All full functions, plus:
    • Add new users, create templates, define system settings/project defaults.
    • Note: Any full user can be assigned administrator privileges.

Below is a list of default permissions for each role:

 API View Review Full Admin + Security
Add API connection ✓
Authentication View Review Full Admin + Security
Enable MFA (for users and/or submittal recipients) ✓
Enable requirement for submittal recipient authentication ✓
Enable MFA for submittal recipients on project (when required at admin) ✓ ✓ ✓
Disable MFA for submittal recipients on project (when required at admin) ✓
View authentication log ✓
Download data from authentication log ✓
Companies View Review Full Admin + Security
Manage Excel import companies list ✓ ✓ ✓
Manage Excel export companies list ✓ ✓ ✓
Profile Add new company ✓ ✓ ✓
Profile Edit company profile ✓ ✓ ✓
Profile View company ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Doc codes Add new doc code list for customer ✓ ✓ ✓
Doc codes Add new doc code list for affiliate ✓ ✓ ✓
Doc codes View doc code list for customer (admin) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Doc codes View doc code list for affiliate ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Return status Add new return status list for customer ✓ ✓ ✓
Return status Add new return status list for affiliate ✓ ✓ ✓
Return status View return status list for customer (admin) ✓ ✓ ✓
Return status View return status list for customer (on project) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Return status View return status list for affiliate ✓ ✓ ✓
Internal approval status Add/Edit internal approval status list ✓ ✓ ✓
Internal approval status View internal approval status list ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Compil & Pkg Presets View Review Full Admin + Security
Add/edit compilation and package presets (system) ✓ ✓
Add/edit compilation and package presets (on project) ✓ ✓ ✓
Contacts View Review Full Admin + Security
Add/edit contacts ✓ ✓ ✓
View contacts (full list) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Custom Fields View Review Full Admin + Security
Add custom equipment field (on project) ✓ ✓ ✓
Add custom equipment field (default) ✓ ✓
Add custom doc code/card fields ✓ ✓
Add/edit project main fields ✓ ✓ ✓
Add/edit library card fields ✓ ✓
Add/edit custom lists (for fields) ✓ ✓
Set (add) custom levels defaults ✓ ✓
Customization View Review Full Admin + Security
Change labels (for project, etc.) ✓ ✓
Distribution Lists View Review Full Admin + Security
Create/manage (on project) ✓ ✓ ✓
Create/manage from admin ✓ ✓
eSignature View Review Full Admin + Security
Manage instance eSignature settings ✓
Sign documents ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
View documents pending signature ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Expedite Projects View Review Full Admin + Security
Configure expedite report for projects ✓ ✓ ✓
Generate expedite requests ✓ ✓ ✓
View expedite list ✓ ✓ ✓
View expedite report configuration (on project) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
View expedite log (history of sent) ✓ ✓ ✓
Generation Status View Review Full Admin + Security
View document generation statuses ✓ ✓ ✓
Jobs View Review Full Admin + Security
Add/edit jobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
View jobs ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Library View Review Full Admin + Security
View library ✓ ✓ ✓
Upload files to library ✓ ✓ ✓
Add/edit library cards ✓ ✓ ✓
Add new library folder (i.e., document type) ✓ ✓ ✓
Edit existing library folder (i.e., document type) ✓ ✓ ✓
Multi-Project Card Report View Review Full Admin + Security
Search across multiple projects ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bulk download active (main) files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bulk download secondary/native files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bulk download comment files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Generate & download CSV report ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Set expected date ✓ ✓ ✓
Create private filter set ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Create public filter set ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Other Lists View Review Full Admin + Security
Add/edit other lists ✓ ✓ ✓
View other lists ✓ ✓ ✓
Prices and Estimates View Review Full Admin + Security
Manage Prices & Estimates on project ✓ ✓ ✓
Set default prices ✓ ✓
Project List View Review Full Admin + Security
View list of projects (*with access given) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Download list of projects (*with access given) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Project Templates View Review Full Admin + Security
Edit in project ✓ ✓ ✓
Add/edit own project fields templates ✓ ✓ ✓
Add/edit all project fields templates ✓ ✓
Projects View Review Full Admin + Security
View project (card list, code list, equipment list, etc.) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Edit project (card list, code list, equipment list, etc.) ✓ ✓ ✓
Create project (new/copy) ✓ ✓ ✓
Complete project ✓ ✓ ✓
Hide project ✓ ✓ ✓
Projects (Additional Actions) View Review Full Admin + Security
Edit card states ✓ ✓ ✓
View card states ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Process card to unit changes ✓ ✓ ✓
Re-assign obsolete cards ✓ ✓ ✓
Project List View Review Full Admin + Security
View list of projects (dashboard/list/search) ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Queries List View Review Full Admin + Security
Add/edit queries ✓ ✓
View queries list ✓ ✓
Relationships View Review Full Admin + Security
Add/edit relationships ✓ ✓ ✓
View relationships ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Reports View Review Full Admin + Security
View (generate) Project Metrics report ✓ ✓ ✓
View (generate) Assignment Activity report ✓ ✓ ✓
Routing Actions (System Level) View Review Full Admin + Security
View open actions ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Download files ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Download CSV report ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Complete actions ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Assign action on any card ✓ ✓ ✓
Assign action on card they are assigned to ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Bulk re-assign action on any card ✓ ✓
Bulk re-assign action on card they are assigned to ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Routing Scenario View Review Full Admin + Security
Set routing scenario defaults ✓ ✓
Stage Lists View Review Full Admin + Security
Create/manage on project ✓ ✓ ✓
Create defaults ✓ ✓
Edit/delete defaults ✓ ✓
Submittals View Review Full Admin + Security
Make submittals ✓ ✓ ✓
Supplier Portal View Review Full Admin + Security
Add/edit sub-supplier accounts ✓ ✓
View sub-supplier accounts ✓ ✓
Support Access View Review Full Admin + Security
Allow support access ✓ ✓ ✓
Templates View Review Full Admin + Security
Upload templates to company profile ✓ ✓ ✓
Add/edit own templates ✓ ✓ ✓
Add/edit all templates ✓ ✓
User Management View Review Full Admin + Security
Edit own user ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓
Add/edit/delete users ✓ ✓
Reactivate inactive users ✓
View user list ✓ ✓
Change own user email (if SSO) ✓
Change own affiliate(s) ✓
Change own role ✓
User Permissions View Review Full Admin + Security
View user permissions ✓ ✓
Edit user permissions ✓ ✓

Security permissions provide additional access that can be added to the admin role. To learn more, see this article: Enable Security Permission for a User.

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