"User Roles" allow you to assign different privileges to different users on your Accompa account.
For example, you may want to assign some users full privileges to read/edit/delete, while restricting other users to just "Read only".
Accompa comes pre-configured with 5 different "user roles" (you can also create custom user roles):
- Administrator (including Billing): This user has the highest privilege and can perform any activities on your account, including creating and deleting users - and even deleting all of your data. Assign this privilege only to highly trusted individuals.
- Administrator: Same as above, except this user will not be able to perform billing activities such as buying new licenses and additional storage. Assign this privilege only to highly trusted individuals.
- Full User: This user is able to perform all activities - except for administrative tasks such as billing, managing users & customizing your organization's Accompa system.
- Collaborator: Reporter: This user can read requirements, participate in discussion threads, and add new requirements. This user cannot edit/delete existing requirements.
- Collaborator: Reader: This user can only read requirements, and participate in discussion threads. This user cannot create new requirements, nor edit existing requirements.
Please see the table below for a detailed list of privileges for each of these 5 user roles.
Table Legend:
AB = Admin (including Billing); A = Admin; F = Full User;
RP = Collaborator-Reporter; RD = Collaborator-Reader
Y = Yes; N = No
| Features |
User Roles |
| AB |
A |
F |
RP |
RD |
| Administrative Features |
| Manage Users (Add/Edit/Delete Users) |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Customize Accompa (Add/Edit/Delete Fields) |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Mass Edit/Delete Requirements |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Configure Company Settings |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
| Manage Billing (Buy Licenses & Storage, Print Invoices, Cancel Account) |
Y |
N |
N |
N |
N |
| User Features |
| Add Requirements |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y** |
N |
| Add Relationships |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y** |
N |
| Add Attachments |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y** |
N |
| Add Links |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y** |
N |
| Edit/Delete Requirements |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| View Requirements |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Search Requirements |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Create Views |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Edit/Delete Views |
Y |
Y |
Y* |
N |
N |
| Import Requirements |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Read Discussion Threads |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Post Discussion Threads |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
Y |
| Create Requirements Document (MRD/PRD/SRS) |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
| Create Traceability Matrix |
Y |
Y |
Y |
N |
N |
* Full User (F) can only edit and delete views created by himself/herself.
** Collaborator-Reporter (RP) can add new requirements, relationships, as well as attachments & links. This is the only difference from "Collaborator-Reader" (RD) role. |