Project Permissions
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Project permissions define who can access and interact with a project, including its chat, timeline, and tasks.
Core members with access to a project automatically gains access to view its content - tasks, views, chat, etc.
Project Types
Private
Only invited members have access.
Public to Group
All group members would have access to the project. (Note: Inherited users would have the same permission as the group member, please check the image below)
Public to Anyone
This project is available as a template to members outside of the organization (Currently not available for general consumption)
A guest user if invited to a project would be able to access tasks, chat and timeline of the project.
Project user roles
Administrator
Has full control over the project, including the ability to edit permissions and manage settings.
Invite a member / remove members
Assign admin roles
Change project type
Modify project due date and description
Add the project to portfolios
Editor
These users would be able to create, modify and delete tasks within a project. But edit users can't modify the project permissions or change the project settings, due date or description.
Commenter
These users would only be able to comment on tasks. Incase a task is assigned to a comment only user they would be able to change the assignee or mark the task complete.
Viewer
These users can only access the project but not make any modifications.
Permission Overview in a Table
The table below outlines the capabilities of project members with Project admin, Editor, Viewer and Commenter permissions. Commenters can also be assigned tasks, which gives them some additional permissions on those specific tasks.
Delete or archive project
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
Rename project
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
Change project privacy or team
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
Move project to a different group
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
Customize permissions
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
❌
Add or modify project overview
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Add or modify project description
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Share project and manage memberships
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Add and modify tasks, including subtasks, dependencies, and multihoming
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Change project appearance such as default view, icon and color for everyone
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Add and modify workflow features such as custom fields, forms, task templates, bundles, autoshifting due dates, and integrations
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Complete tasks
✅
✅
❌
✅
❌
✅
Change assignee
✅
✅
❌
✅
❌
✅
Change due date
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Set project status
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Create a discussion post
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Submit forms
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
✅
Modify custom field values
✅
✅
❌
❌
❌
❌
Log time
✅
✅
✅
✅
❌
✅
Add attachments
✅
✅
✅
✅
❌
✅
Remove attachments
✅
✅
❌ Can only remove their own attachments
❌ Can only remove their own attachments
❌
❌ Can only remove their own attachments
Comment on tasks or messages
✅
✅
✅
✅
❌
✅
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