We recently redesigned our admin UI.
If you see in your left navigation sidebar, you're using our legacy design and will find roles and permissions information in this article instead.
In Klipfolio, each user is assigned one or more roles. Each role includes a set of permissions. These permissions define the actions a user can perform.
Klipfolio PowerMetrics includes the following built-in roles:
- Account Administrator - users with this role can manage all the assets in the account, for example, they can add users, assign roles, and remove metrics and metric dashboards. They cannot create or edit assets.
- PowerMetrics Editor - users with this role have all permissions except those specific to account administration. They can share, create, edit, and delete data sources and data feeds, metrics, and metric dashboards.
- PowerMetrics Contributor - users with this role can view and share metrics and view, create, edit, share, and delete metric dashboards.
- PowerMetrics Viewer - users with this role can share metrics and metric dashboards and see assets that have been shared with them.
To manage user roles and permissions, click the button in the left navigation sidebar and select Account. Then, on the left, click either Users or Roles depending on the action you’re performing.
Notes on roles and permissions
Here are a few important things to note about PowerMetrics roles and permissions:
- The first user in the account is automatically assigned all roles, including the Klips Editor and Klips Viewer roles, in case you want to try out our other product, Klips. For plans that limit the number of editor users, please note that this user counts as an editor user. If you are using all allowed editor users, and want to give a different user an editor role, you can deselect the role from the initial user in your account.
- When you add a user they are assigned to the PowerMetrics Viewer role by default. If you want to enable more permissions for a user, you can assign them to additional roles.
- You can add and remove roles for users, in accordance with your pricing plan. However, please note:
- You must retain at least one Account Administrator.
- You must assign at least one user to an editor, contributor, or viewer role to be able to access PowerMetrics and PowerMetrics dashboards.
- The Account Administrator role enables you to manage company assets. A user with this role can view and delete account assets, such as metrics and metric dashboards, but they cannot see the data in these assets unless they've been shared with them.
Permissions and permitted actions by role
The following table describes the permissions assigned to each built-in role for Klipfolio PowerMetrics. These default roles cannot be altered.
Permissions |
Permitted action |
Administrator |
Editor |
Contributor |
Viewer |
Data Sources/Data Feeds |
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Access data sources/data feeds | View a list of data sources/data feeds to which you have access | ☑ | ☑ | ||
Create data sources/data feeds | Create new data sources/data feeds | ☑ | |||
Share data sources/data feeds | Share data sources/data feeds | ☑ | |||
Download data sources/data feeds | Transfer data source/data feed files locally | ☑ | |||
Edit data sources/data feeds | Modify data source/data feed files and see data source/data feed warnings | ☑ | |||
Delete data sources/data feeds | Permanently remove data source/data feed files from your account | ☑ | ☑ | ||
Metrics |
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Access metrics | View a list of the metrics to which you have access | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
Create metrics | Create new metrics | ☑ | |||
Edit metrics | Modify metrics | ☑ | |||
Share metrics | Share metrics | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |
Delete metrics | Permanently remove metrics from your account | ☑ | ☑ | ||
PowerMetrics Dashboards |
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Access PowerMetrics dashboards | View a list of the PowerMetrics dashboards to which you have access | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
Create PowerMetrics dashboards | Create new PowerMetrics dashboards | ☑ | ☑ | ||
Edit PowerMetrics dashboards | Modify PowerMetrics dashboards | ☑ | ☑ | ||
Share PowerMetrics dashboards | Share PowerMetrics dashboards | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |
Delete PowerMetrics dashboards | Permanently remove PowerMetrics dashboards from your account | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | |
General |
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Switch theme | Change the navigation sidebar background colour | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
See data source/data feed warnings | View data source/data feed warnings | ☑ | |||
User, Groups and Roles |
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Manage all users, groups, and roles | Account administration of users, groups, and roles | ☑ | |||
View all users | View a list of the users in your account | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
View all groups | View a list of the groups in your account | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
Account |
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Edit profile | Modify user settings in the "My Profile" page | ☑ | ☑ | ||
Manage company settings | Administer company account settings | ☑ | |||
View account usage | View event logs and refresh history | ☑ | |||
Manage connected accounts (OAuth tokens) | Create, edit, and delete OAuth tokens | ☑ | ☑ | ||
Access API | Authenticate and send requests to Klipfolio's API | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ | ☑ |
Admin |
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Manage all Klips | Account administration of Klips | ☑ | |||
Manage all dashboards | Account administration of Klip dashboards | ☑ | |||
Manage all data sources/data feeds | Account administration of data source/data feed files | ☑ | |||
Manage all comments | Account administration of Klip notations | ☑ | |||
Manage all metrics | Account administration of metrics | ☑ | |||
Manage all PowerMetrics dashboards | Account administration of PowerMetrics dashboards | ☑ |