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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. Access the
    Contractors as Managers
     tab.
  3. Click the
    Link New User
     button.
  4. Select a contractor to give manager permissions to.
  5. Select
    More
    Users
    .
  6. Access the
    Contractors as Managers
     tab.
  7. Open the profile of the contractor who you selected.
  8. In the
    Security Roles
     section of the profile, add a new row and select a security role for the contractor.
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
.