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Last Updated: 2025-07-11
Set Up Contractors as Managers

Set Up Contractors as Managers

Have these permissions:
  • settings.admin
  • user.employer.read
  • user.employer.update
  • user.contractor.link_employer
The
Contractors can be Managers
 option must be selected from the header,
More
Company Settings
Miscellaneous
.
You can enable contractors to perform functions as a manager or a supervisor within VNDLY. For example, they may need to be able to:
  • Create a job requisition.
  • Enter and approve time.
  • View invoices.
  • View reports.
  1. From the header, select
    More
    Users
    .
  2. Select the
    Contractors As Managers
     tab.
  3. Click
    Link New User
    .
  4. Locate and open the contractor profile.
  5. On the contractor profile, in the
    Linked Manager Account
     section:
    • Select
      Create
       if the profile has never been linked to a manager account. Enter an optional ID, if preferred.
    • Select
      Enable
       if the profile has been linked to a manager account before but is now disabled.
  6. From the header, select
    More
    Users
    .
  7. Click on the
    Contractors as Managers
     tab and locate the user profile.
  8. Click
    Edit
    .
  9. Under
    Security Roles
    , click
    Add New Row
    .
  10. As you complete the security role row, consider:
    Option Description
    Organization Unit
    The role applies at the selected organization unit and any that are under it.
    Pin to User Org
    When checked, the
    Organization Unit
     defaults to match the user's "home" organization unit and cannot be modified.
    Persistent
    When checked, the assigned user role will not be remove as part of a user upload.
    Security Role
    Select
    Resource Manager
    .
  11. Click
    Save
    .
To view all contractors with manager permissions, from the header select
Profile
Users
Contractors as Managers tab.
Contractors with manager permissions have delegation access. When a user is delegated as the contractor, they can't delegate as the contractor's linked manager account.
The user created by making a contractor a manager has a system generated username, and isn't eligible for direct login.
The contractor can go to the header and select
Profile
Switch Account
All Managed Accounts
To disable manager permissions for a contractor, access the contractor's profile. From the
Linked Manager Account
 section, click
disable
.