Description
The level of permissions a user has depends on the Groups they belong to. Only Admin users can create and configure Groups.
Setting Permissions in Kaizen
Creating Custom Groups
In order to create a Custom Group in Kaizen:
- Click the Groups icon from the Client Dashboard (only Admin users can access Client Dashboard)
- Click the Edit icon near the top left of the Groups list
- Input a unique name for the new Group
- Click the Save icon
- Then click the View icon from the Groups list to configure it…
Configuring Permissions
There are several levels of Permissions to use in Kaizen:
- Admins: Can add and edit Users, Groups, in Client and Sub-Clients
- Read Only – Cascade: Can view Buildings in Client and Sub-Clients
- Read Only – Selected Buildings: Can only view selected Buildings
- Read/Write – Cascade: Can edit Buildings in Client and Sub-Clients
- Read/Write – Selected Buildings: Can only edit selected Buildings
In order to set the Permissions level of a Group:
- Click the ‘Edit’ icon next to Permissions from the Group’s page
- Select Read Only or Read/Write Permissions for All Buildings (Cascade ON) or Selected Buildings (Cascade OFF)
- Click the ‘Save’ icon
Managing Group Members
In order to add or remove users from a Group:
- Click the ‘Edit’ icon next to Members from the Group’s page
- Lists all Users in the Client and those Clients above it in the Client Tree
- Check or uncheck the box in the ‘Add’ column for each user
- Click save to add/remove those users to/from the Group
Granting Admin privileges is as simple as adding a user to the Admin Group.
We can also add users who do not belong to the Client or any of its Parent Client.
Consultant Users
Users added to Groups from outside those Groups’ Clients are referred to as Consultant Users. Note that Consultant Users may not be added to the Admin Group.
In order to add a Consultant User to a Group:
- Click the ‘Add Instance’ icon from the Group’s configuration page
- Enter the Kaizen user’s email address
- Click ‘Submit’
