Reference: Strategic Sourcing User Roles and Permissions
We provide access levels to these roles:
- Company Administrator: Has full control over all information and data contained within a company as a licensed user.
- Department Administrator: Has full control over all information and data contained within a department as a licensed user.
- Sourcing Manager: Is a licensed user that has full control over all information and data contained within events, projects, and contracts that they've created.
- Stakeholder: Isn't a licensed user, but was invited to a specific event, project, or contract with set permissions.
Administrator, Department Administrator, and Sourcing Manager
This table illustrates actions available to department administrators and sourcing managers. Company administrators can perform all of these actions and set up company settings.
Actions | Department Administrator | Sourcing Manager |
|---|---|---|
Add or disable users on the user list for the company. | No | No |
View all data contained in any event in the company account. | Only data contained in any event in their department. | Only events they create or can access as a Read/Write stakeholder. |
Create, publish, and delete events. | Yes, but can only delete events in their department. | Create and publish events. |
Edit the public profile for your organization. | No | No |
Invite stakeholders to events. | Yes | Yes |
Stakeholders
When you invite stakeholders, you can set these permissions:
- Answer Q&A: Send answers to suppliers in the message center.
- Read Only: Only view the event and supplier responses.
- Read/Write: Perform all actions like a sourcing manager except adding new suppliers to the supplier directory.
For each event, you can enable stakeholders to submit evaluations and receive weekly reports.