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🎭 Managing Roles

Roles define what users can do within the Govin platform. Each role contains specific permissions across different features.

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Written by James Greig
Updated over 2 months ago

Viewing Roles

To access the Roles page:

  1. Click Settings in the main navigation

  2. Select Roles from the Settings menu

[Screenshot 7: Roles Permissions Matrix - Table showing Feature/Permission column on the left, and role columns across the top including Administrator, TestRole-NoPower, Translate Only, Testing, Account Manager-drafter, and Senior Account Manager-reviewer. Shows permission counts like "4/4" for Clients and checkmarks indicating granted permissions. Includes "Expand All" and "Create Role" buttons]

The Roles page displays a permissions matrix showing:

  • All available roles across the top

  • Feature categories and permissions down the left side

  • User count for each role

  • Permission indicators (checkmarks show granted permissions)

Understanding the Permissions Matrix

The matrix is organised into feature categories:

Role Actions:

  • View basic role information

Clients:

  • View client information

  • Create new clients

  • Edit client details

  • Delete clients

[Screenshot 8: Expanded Roles Matrix - Shows the Clients section expanded with individual permissions (View, Create, Edit, Delete) listed as rows, with checkmarks showing which roles have each permission. Also shows expanded Translations and Settings sections below]

Translations:

  • Full translation permissions (4/4)

  • Or limited/no access (0/4)

Settings:

  • Access to users, roles, groups, and custom metadata management

Creating a New Role

  1. Click Create Role in the top-right corner

  2. Configure the role name

  3. Select permissions by checking boxes in each category

  4. Click Save to create the role

[Screenshot 10: Create Role Modal - Shows "Untitled Role" at top with rows for different permissions organised by category (Testing, Account Manager-drafter, Senior Account Manager-reviewer visible). Checkboxes for granting permissions, with Cancel and Save buttons at bottom]

Editing Existing Roles

  1. Click the Edit button on the role you want to modify

  2. Update the role name or permissions as needed

  3. Click Save to apply changes

Note: The role permission count (e.g., "2/4" for Clients) indicates how many of the available permissions are granted.

Deleting Roles

  1. Click Edit on the role you want to delete

  2. Click the Delete button at the bottom of the edit modal

  3. Confirm the deletion

[Screenshot 9: Delete Role Modal - Shows "TestRole - NoPower" with Delete button highlighted, and Cancel/Save buttons visible]

Important: You cannot delete a role that is currently assigned to users. Remove all user assignments first.

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