Overview Of DocBoss User Levels And Access

Alina Sonke
September 29, 2023
3 min read
Product Updates

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.

With DocBoss, you can have as many of each user role as you like depending on how many projects you run and how your document control function is organized.

Topics

Here are popular topics related to user levels that you can access to learn more about each:

Definition of the user access levels

View

Review

Full

Relevant Links

Here are further resources to learn more about user levels:

Menu options per user role

Logo menu

Project menu

System menu

Definition of the user access levels

There are 4 user access levels available in DocBoss. Sorted by increasing levels of access, they are:

View:

  • Full view access. Run reports, view/downloads.
  • Generally for managers/supervisors

Review:

All view user access, plus:

  • Can upload documents, and participate in review routing/approvals (be assigned documents)
  • Generally project managers, engineers, drafter

Full:

All review user access, plus:

  • Full project access. Create transmittals, setup / edit project details.
  • Generally doc control and/or project coordinators.
  • Or any user who needs to make submittals.

Menu options per user role

The tables below show which screens each user role has access to select from the major menus within DocBoss (logo menu, project menu, and system menu). Please note that the actual access users have on the different screens will vary depending on their role and individual permissions.

Logo menu

From the DocBoss logo menu, users of each role type have access to the following screens (note that available actions within each screen vary per role):

ROLE FULL REVIEW VIEW
Actions Dashboard X X X
Project Dashboard X X X
Project List X X X
Multi-Project Card Report X X X
Expedite Projects X
Sign Documents X X
Add New Project X

Project menu

From the DocBoss project menu, users of each role type have access to the following screens (note that available actions within each screen vary per role):

ROLE FULL REVIEW VIEW
Project Hub X X X
Outstanding Actions X X X
Index Reports & Compilations X X X
Prices & Estimates X
Cards
Code List (Requirements) X X X
Card List X X X
Card to Unit Changes X X X
Obsolete Cards X X X
Request Cards from Supplier X X X
Cards In/Out
Incoming Documents X X X
Outgoing Submittals X X X
Equipment
Equipment List X X X
Levels X X X
Set Up
Main X X X
Stage Lists X X X
[Customer] Return Statuses X X X
Expedite Settings X X X
Internal Approval Statuses X X X
Distribution Lists X X X
Project Template X X X
Compilation & Package Presets X X X
Routing Scenario X X X
Card States X X X

System menu

From the DocBoss system menu, users of each role type have access to the following screens (note that available actions within each screen vary per role):

ROLE FULL REVIEW VIEW
Edit Your Profile X X X
Allow Support Access X*
Users
Manage Users
View Permissions
Lists
Companies X X X
Contacts X X X
Relationships X X X
Jobs X X X
Library
Manage Library X
Library Folders X
Reports
Project Metrics X
Assignment Activity (By User) X
Admin
General
Security Settings
Stage Lists X
Distribution Lists
Compil. & Package Presets (List)
Queries List
Custom Levels
Routing Scenario
Generation Status X
Other Lists
Project (Main) Fields
Doc Code/Card Fields
Equipment Fields
Custom Lists (for fields)
Project Templates X
Labels
Output Templates X

*May not be available for some users if “Allow other users to grant system access to DocBoss support” is disabled under Admin > Security Settings.

**Only available if Security Settings permission enabled under user’s profile.

Here’s another article that might interest you on a related topic: Compilations Per Level Inside DocBoss

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