The Manage roles article explains how permissions can be set for your organization's users. In this article, we'll explain in more detail what each user permission grants access to. Granting permission to a user gives full or read-only access to the selected feature. For features where it is not possible for the user to edit, full access replaces read-only access (e.g. can see User Audit Report).
Before you start
- Introduction to users and Manage roles (required)
Audit
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Audit Report - View | View the audit report | |
| Email log - View | View the email log report, which records all email sending attempts and their status | |
| Login History - View | View the login history report, which records sign-in events with date, user name, and IP address |
Cloud integration
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Google Workspace | Add and link to files in Google Drive, export report data to Google Sheets, and export contacts to Google | Google Workspace |
CRM
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Lead - List and details | Open the leads list | |
| Lead - Custom statuses | Create and edit custom statuses for leads | Lead - List and details permission |
| Lead - Add and edit | Add and edit leads | Lead - List and details permission |
| Opportunity - List and details (read-only) | Open the opportunities list, view the statuses of opportunities, and open opportunities assigned to you | |
| Opportunity - List and details (full access) | Create and clone opportunities and add items and attachments | |
| Opportunity - Approve, reject, and review | Review, approve, and reject opportunities | Full access for Opportunity - List and details permission Enable opportunity approval is enabled in CRM settings |
| Opportunity - Undo | Undo opportunities | Full access for Opportunity - List and details permission |
| Opportunity - Void | Void opportunities | Full access for Opportunity - List and details permission |
| Opportunity - Change prices and discounts | Change prices and discounts on opportunities | Full access for Opportunity - List and details permission |
| Opportunity - Add and edit | Add and clone opportunities, edit opportunities' headers, and add attachments to opportunities | Full access for Opportunity - List and details permission |
| Opportunity - CSV import | Import opportunities via CSV | Full access for Opportunity - List and details permission |
| Opportunity - Change status, email opportunity, export | Open opportunities to view their journals, attachments, logs, and attributes | Opportunity - List and details permission |
Dashboard
For more information, see Using the dashboard.
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Dashboard - Stock trend | See stock trends on the dashboard | |
| Dashboard - Winners and losers | See winners and losers on the dashboard | |
| Dashboard - Over/under stock | See over- and understocked products on the dashboard | |
| Dashboard - Key performance indicators | See key performance indicators on the dashboard | |
| Dashboard - Purchases, bills, and orders | See an overview of purchases, bills, and orders on the dashboard | |
| Dashboard - Sales, product overview, customer overview | See an overview of sales, products, and customers on the dashboard | |
| Dashboard - Reorders | See an overview of reorders on the dashboard |
Financials
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Bank accounts | Add bank accounts, edit bank account details, import bank statements via CSV, and reconcile bank statements with Cin7 Core transactions | |
| Spend/receive money - List and details |
Read-only: Open the money operations list Full access: Create and save money operations (spend money, receive money, and transfer money) and void unapproved money operations |
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| Spend/receive money - Approve | Approve money operations | Full access to Spend/receive money - List and details permissions |
| Spend/receive money - Void | Void appoved/completed money operations | Full access to Spend/receive money - List and details permissions |
| Spend/receive money - Undo | Undo approved or completed spend and receive money operations | Full access to Spend/receive money - List and details permission |
| Expense claims - List and details | Open the expense claims list, create and save expense claims, and submit expense claims for approval | |
| Expense claims - Approve | Approve, decline, and undo/void expense claims, and authorize total expense claims | Expense claims - List and details permission |
| Expense claims - Create payments |
Read-only: View payments on expense claims Full access: Reimburse expense claims |
Expense claims - List and details permission |
| Default expense items | Read-only: Create and add pre-defined expense items to expense claims | |
| Opening balances |
Read-only: View opening balances and conversion dates Full access: Edit opening balances and conversion dates |
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| Journals - List and details | Open the journals list and create journals | |
| Journal - Authorize | Authorize journal entries for the general ledger | Journals - List and details permission |
| Journal - Void | Void approved or completed journals | Journals - List and details permission |
| Journal - Undo | Undo approved or completed journals | Journals - List and details permission |
| Accounting dimensions - Settings |
Read-only: View accounting dimensions and reference data Full access: Edit the accounting dimensions list, add accounting dimensions to accounts, and update reference data for customers, suppliers, products, company contacts, expense claims, and production resources |
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| Accounting dimensions - Transactions |
Read-only: View the transactions tab and final values tab Full access: Edit accounting dimensions at the transaction level and view both the transactions tab and final values tab |
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| Fixed assets |
Read-only: See fixed assets and fixed asset types Full access: View, add, edit, register, and post fixed assets, fixed asset depreciation, and fixed asset types |
Financing
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Cin7 Capital | Submit invoices for financing via Cin7 Capital | Cin7 Capital |
Fulfillment
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Fulfillment orders - Order list | See the list of fulfillment orders and their status | |
| Fulfillment orders - Order details | Open fulfillment orders and view their details, including items, shipping methods, and tracking information | Fulfillment orders - Orders list permission |
| WMS - Schedule orders for picking | Schedule sale orders for picking, set pickers, and manage the order picking process in WMS |
Integration
Each integration permission allows users to access that integration’s settings. Users don’t need an ecommerce integration’s permissions to add products to, and remove products from, that ecommerce channel.
Inventory
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Inventory write-off - List and details |
Read-only: Open the inventory write-offs list and inventory write-off tasks assigned to you Full access: Create, authorize, undo, and void inventory write-offs |
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| Stock transfer - List and details |
Read-only: Open the stock transfers list and stock transfer tasks assigned to you Full access: Open and create stock transfers |
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| Stock transfer - Authorize | Authorize stock transfers, skip orders, put away stock, send stock, and complete put away | Full access to Stock transfer - List and details permission |
| Stock transfer - Complete | Complete authorized stock transfers | Full access to Stock transfer - List and details permission |
| Stock transfer - Void | Void stock transfer tasks | Full access to Stock transfer - List and details permission |
| Stock transfer - Undo | Undo stock transfer tasks | Full access to Stock transfer - List and details permission |
| Stock adjustments - List and details |
Read-only: Open the stock adjustments list and stock adjustment tasks assigned to you Full access: Create and authorize new stock adjustments |
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| Stocktake - List and details |
Read-only: Open stocktake tasks Full access: Create and authorize new stocktake tasks |
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| Stocktake and stock adjustment - Void | Void stock adjustment or stocktake tasks |
Stocktake - List and details permission Stock adjustments - List and details permission |
| Stocktake and stock adjustment - Undo | Undo stock adjustment or stocktake tasks |
Stocktake - List and details permission Stock adjustments - List and details permission |
| Product - List and details |
Read-only: Open the products and services and product families lists Full access: Create and edit products, services, and product families |
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| Product - Prices |
Read-only: See product prices Full access: Edit product prices |
Product - List and details permission |
| Product - Suppliers |
Read-only: See product supplier details Full access: Add new suppliers, set fixed supplier prices, and manage dropship settings |
For read-only, Product - List and details permission For full access, full access to Product - List and details permission |
| Product - Movements and service usage | See all product and service movements and usage | Product - List and details permission |
| Product - Bill of materials (BOM) |
Read-only: Open bills of materials Full access: Add, edit, and manage bills of materials, including labor costs and assembly settings |
For read-only, Product - List and details permission For full access, full access to Product - List and details permission |
| Product availability | See product availability, including allocated stock for sales and work orders | Product - List and details permission |
| Product availability - View stock value | Add the stock values column to the product availability list | Product - List and details permission |
| Lot recall | Track lot, batch, and serial numbers from purchase or manufacturing to sale, and prepare recall letters in the case of a recall event |
Locations
Use Locations permissions to restrict the user's actions to the selected locations. Stock picking, stock receiving, inventory actions (stocktake, stock adjustment, inventory write-off) and production actions (assembly, disassembly) are restricted to locations where permission is granted. Users can still see purchases, sales, inventory actions and production actions in other locations when created by other users.
Note: Locations permissions for Cin7 Core POS are managed via Cin7 Core POS. See Invite Setting up Cin7 Core POS - Basics - Invite Users to your POS store for details.
Manufacturing
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
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| Assembly - List and tasks |
Read-only: See assembly operations, details, and your tasks Full access: Create, authorize, undo, and void finished goods operations |
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| Disassembly - Lists and tasks |
Read-only: See disassembly operations, details, and your tasks Full access: Create, authorize, undo, and void disassembly operations |
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| Manufacturing - Jobs list and tasks |
Read-only: See the jobs list, their details, and those assigned to you Full access: Create, authorize, undo, and void job operations |
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| Production orders - List and tasks |
Read-only: See the production orders list, their details, and tasks assigned to you Full access: Create and edit production orders and production runs, pick components, start and complete operations, and consolidate production orders |
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| Production – Undo | Undo assembly, disassembly, production, jobs, and inventory write-off tasks | |
| Production – Void | Void assembly, disassembly, production, jobs, and inventory write-off tasks | |
| Production orders - Authorize orders, release orders, authorize put away |
Read-only: See production orders and put away and tasks assigned to you Full access: Authorize and release production orders and put away, singly and in bulk |
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| Production orders - Undo, void, mark as completed, mark as in progress |
Read-only: See production orders and put away Full access: Undo, complete, and void production orders and production runs |
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| Production orders - Edit completed operations |
Read-only: See actual time on production order operations Full access: Edit actual time on completed production order operations |
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| Advanced Manufacturing - Capacity Planner |
Read-only: See the Capacity Planner, including allocated and consumed capacity details Full access: Re-plan allocated resource capacity manually or automatically and edit production menu settings (work centers, resources, factory calendar) |
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| Advanced Manufacturing - Scheduler |
Read-only: See the Scheduler Full access: Reschedule production orders, production runs, and operations with the Scheduler |
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| Advanced Manufacturing - Production BOM |
Read-only: See production BOMs Full access: Create and edit production BOMs |
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| Advanced Manufacturing - View production cost data | Full access: See production cost info on production BOMs, production orders, and so on |
MRP
Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) runs consider demand from sales and supply from stock on hand, transfers, production, assembly and suppliers to generate supply management suggestions. Use MRP runs to compare actual and forecasted sales demand with available and potentially available stock supplies and determine when products should be produced in-house, bought from suppliers, and delivered to distribution centers.
This permission grants access to the MRP run feature. See Materials Requirements Planning (MRP) for more information.
Purchase
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Purchases - List and tasks |
Read-only: See the purchases list, purchase statuses, your tasks, order line items and document header, manual journals, your attachments, logs and attributes Full access: Create and save new purchases, change the document header, clone purchases, add and edit your own attachments, and mark and received |
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| Purchases - View other users’ attachments | See, download, and delete attachments from other users | Purchases list and tasks permission is required |
| Purchase – View order |
Read-only: See the order tab Full access: Add and edit line items on unauthorized purchases. Print and email purchase documents |
Purchases list and tasks permission is required |
| Purchase – Authorize order | Authorize purchase orders | |
| Purchase – View stock received |
Read-only: See the stock received tab Full access: Add and edit stock items before authorization. Print and email stock documents |
Purchases list and tasks permission is required |
| Purchase – Authorize stock received | Authorize stock received actions | |
| Purchase - View invoice and credit note |
Read-only: See the invoice and credit note tabs Full access: Add and edit line items on invoices and credit notes, create credit note purchases, print and email invoice and credit documents, and add payments and refunds to authorized invoices and credit notes |
Purchases list and tasks permission is required |
| Purchase – Authorize invoice and credit note | Authorize invoices and credit notes | |
| Purchase – View prices and totals | See price, order line, and total information on purchase tasks and purchase documents | |
| Purchase – Undo | Undo purchase orders | |
| Purchase – Void | Void purchase orders | |
| Purchase – Approve, reject, and review orders | Approve or reject purchase orders and review and reopen rejections | |
| Reorder stock |
Read-only: See backorder and reorder items Full access: Create purchase orders for reorder items |
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| Suppliers - List and details |
Read-only: See the suppliers and deposits list Full access: Add and edit suppliers |
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| Supplier - Purchase history | See the purchases by product and purchases by document tabs | |
| Supplier - Bulk payment | Make bulk supplier payments | |
| Edit Authorized Documents | Edit authorized documents | Permission to view/edit the document |
Reports
Cin7 Core allows you to generate multiple types of reports on your business. There are several reports within each report type:
- Financials
- Fixed Assets
- Inventory
- Purchase
- Production
- Sale
- Audit (covered under Audit permission).
You can grant a user read-only or full access to each report type. (Read-only) View reports. Move columns and save new layouts. Apply filters. Change visible date range. (Full Access) Reset layout to default. Add new column headings.
RMA
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| RMA - Setup (Settings section) |
Read-only: See returns policies, reasons for return, and return order settings Full access: Create, edit, and delete return policies, reasons for returns, and return order settings |
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| RMA - List and details | See the RMAs list, RMA statuses, and return orders and create RMA | |
| RMA - View RMA |
Read-only: See return requests on the product tab, as well as details, resolution, and related orders Full access: Edit RMA data, print RMAs, and mark as complete |
RMA - List and details permission |
| RMA task - Authorize RMA |
Read-only: See RMA data Full access: Authorize and reject return requests |
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| RMA task - Resolve RMA |
Read-only: See RMA data Full access: Resolve RMA, choose resolution actions, and invoice customers for expenses |
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| RMA - Undo and void | Undo and void RMA tasks | |
| Return - View return order: |
Read-only: See expected returns and quantities on the products tab, as well as details, inspection and repair costs, resolution, and related orders Full access: Add expenses to return milestones, edit return orders, print returns, and mark as completed |
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| Return - Authorize return order |
Read-only: See return order data Full access: Authorize receipt of returned products |
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| Return - Resolve return order |
Read-only: See return order data Full access: Resolve return orders, choose resolution actions, and add return order expenses |
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| RMA - Undo and void | Undo and void RMA tasks | |
| Warranty - Setup |
Read-only: See and open warranties and details Full access: Create and edit warranty types |
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| Warranty - Search | See registered warranties |
Sale
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
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| Sales - List and details |
Read-only: See the sales list, recurring sales, sales status, your sales tasks, sales headers, line items, manual journals, attachments, log and attributes Full access: Create and save sales and invoices for recurring sales, update the header, clone sales, and add attachments |
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| Sale – View profit margin | See margins on sales | |
| Sale – Change prices and discounts | Edit prices and discounts on sales quotes, orders, and invoices | |
| Sale – Ignore credit limit | Ignore customers’ credit limits, if applicable | |
| Sale – View quote |
Read-only: See the quote tab Full access: Add and edit line items on unauthorized quotes. Print and email quote documents |
Sales - List and details permission |
| Sale – Authorize quote | Authorize quotes | |
| Sale – View order |
Read-only: See the orders tab Full access: Add and edit line items on unauthorized orders. Print and email order documents |
Sales - List and details permission |
| Sale – Authorize order | Authorize sale orders | |
| Sale – View pick |
Read-only: See the pick tab Full access: Add and edit pick lines before authorization. Print and email pick documents |
Sales - List and details permission |
| Sale – Authorize pick | Authorize pick actions | |
| Sale – Approve, reject, and review quote | Approve or reject sale quotes, review rejected sale quotes and reopen them | Quote approval must be enabled in general settings |
| Sale – View pack |
Read-only: See the pack tab Full access: Add an edit pack lines before authorization. Print and email pack documents |
Sales - List and details permission |
| Sale – Authorize pack | Authorize pack actions, including warranty registration | |
| Sale – View ship |
Read-only: See the ship tab Full access: Add and edit ship lines before authorization |
Sales - List and details permission |
| Sale – Authorize ship | Authorize ship actions | |
| Sale – View invoice and credit note |
Read-only: See the invoice and credit note tabs Full access: Add and edit line items on invoices and credit notes. Create a credit note, print and email invoice and credit note documents, add payments or refunds to authorized invoices and credit notes, and create warranty registrations |
Sales - List and details permission |
| Sale – Authorize invoice and credit note | Authorize invoices and credit notes | |
| Sale - View prices and totals | View price, order line, and total information on sale tasks and sale documents | |
| Sale – Undo | Undo sale orders | |
| Sale – Void | Void sale orders | |
| Customers - List and details |
Read-only: See the customers list, customer details, and customer credits Full access: Add and edit customers |
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| Customer – Enable/disable credit hold | Enable or disable manual credit holds | |
| Customer - Sales history | See the sales by product and sales by document tabs | |
| Customer - Bulk payment | Make bulk customer payments | |
| Customer – Edit credit limit | Add or edit credit limits and import them via CSV | |
| Purchase/sale CSV import | Import purchase and sales tasks via CSV | |
| Gift cards |
Read-only: See active gift cards, balances, and expirations Full access: Import, export, and forfeit gift cards |
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| Order routing | Enable or disable order routing, create and edit order routing locations, and change order routing sessions | |
| Edit authorized documents | Allows editing of authorized documents | Permission to view/edit the document |
Settings
Your company
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
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| Your company – General Settings |
Read-only: See general settings Full access: Edit general settings |
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| Your company – Addresses |
Read-only: See company addresses Full access: Add and edit shipping, billing, and business addresses and choose defaults |
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| Your company – Contacts |
Read-only: See company contact information Full access: Add and edit company contact details, assign contacts to mailing lists, choose contact types and defaults |
Financial
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Financial – Chart of accounts and mapping |
Read-only: See the chart of accounts and account mappings Full access: Add and edit accounts and account mappings |
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| Financial – Taxation rules |
Read-only: See tax rules Full access: Add and edit tax rules |
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| Financial – Payment terms |
Read-only: See payment terms Full access: Add and edit payment terms |
Stock
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
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| Stock – Product categories |
Read-only: See product categories Full access: Add and edit product categories |
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| Stock – Brands |
Read-only: See product brands Full access: Add and edit product brands |
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| Stock – Locations |
Read-only: See locations Full access: Add and edit locations |
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| Stock – Units of measure |
Read-only: See units of measurement Full access: Add and edit units of measurement |
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| Stock – Product discounts: |
Read-only: See discounts and deals Full access: Add and edit discounts and deals |
Other items
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
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| Other items – Carriers |
Read-only: See carriers Full access: Add and edit carriers |
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| Other items – Shipping zones |
Read-only: See shipping zones Full access: Add and edit shipping zones |
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| Other items – Additional attributes |
Read-only: See additional attribute sets Full access: Add and edit additional attribute sets |
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| Other items – Lead categories |
Read-only: See custom lead statuses Full access: Add and edit custom lead statuses |
Users and roles
The Users & Roles feature can be used to invite new users to Cin7 Core and manage their permissions for the system. This is accessed from Settings → Users & Roles. (Full Access) Invite users and advisers to Cin7 Core. Create roles and assign users to a role. Set user permissions and role permissions. Delete users. (Read-only) View users, roles and user/role permissions.
Note: The Master User can also lock users out of the system without deleting them – the Master User has full access unconditionally.
Document and email templates
Customize document and email templates for your business. (Read-only) View available templates. Download existing document and email templates. (Full Access) Upload document and email templates. Reset templates to default. Set email subject lines. Editing of the Warranty Certificate template. This is accessed from Settings → Documents & Email Templates.
Export to CSV
In many Cin7 Core modules, you are able to export data in CSV format (inventory list, suppliers list, customers list, etc.). Without this permission, the Export button is still visible but clicking it gives the user a 'Not Allowed to Export' message. This permission is not necessary in order to import data via CSV.
Automation
The Automation module allows you to set up internal and external notifications for your users and customers. Set up Mailing Lists, trigger internal notifications for events (e.g. customer credit limit exceeded), add and edit scheduled reports, and set up reminders for the dashboard portlet. This does not include access to the Workflow page. This is accessed from Settings → Automation.
Workflows must be explicitly set for access to Settings → Automation → Workflow. This permission allows you to create and edit workflows and set up events and actions that trigger automatically once certain conditions are achieved in sales processes.
Cin7 Core to Cin7 Core networking
Cin7 Core to Cin7 Core Networking allows you to connect directly with your suppliers and customers who also use Cin7 Core. It is accessed via Settings → Reference books → Your Company. Once connected, you can send purchase orders to suppliers, send invoice and sales orders to customers and approve purchase orders/invoices/sales orders from the Cin7 Core to Cin7 Core Network. This permission allows you to invite suppliers/customers to your network, respond to invitations and remove network connections.
Note: This permission is not required to send orders/invoices via the Cin7 Core to Cin7 Core Network to suppliers/customers that are already connected.
Default product/customer/supplier values
Cin7 Core allows default field values to be configured for new products, customers and suppliers, allowing faster and more convenient data entry from anywhere within the system. When default field values are set up, every time a new product, customer or supplier is created from within Cin7 Core, the available fields are pre-filled with these values. By default, this permission is disabled for regular users while it is enabled for admin users and owners. Default field values are accessed via Settings → Reference books → Default Field Values. Users who do not have access to this section will not see it at all.
Cin7 Core API - Setup
The Cin7 Core API is part of the Cin7 Core web application. Granting permission for API setup allows the user access to the API settings through Integrations → Cin7 Core API.
Cin7 Core WMS - Setup
The Cin7 Core Warehouse Management Solution allows you to perform warehouse operations (pick, pack, stocktake, etc.) using standard smartphones and tablets. Granting permission for Warehouse Application setup allows the user access to WMS settings through Integrations → Cin7 Core WMS.
Shipping Services
Cin7 Core allows integration with several third-party shipping services. Granting permissions for shipping services allows the user access to that integration's settings accessed through Integrations → [Integration Name].
Note: These permissions do not affect users using the shipping services and getting shipping rate quotes.
Subscription
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription AND onboarding details | See your Cin7 Core subscription details | |
| Update subscription | Update your Cin7 Core subscription, switch plans, renew, and buy onboarding packages | |
| Payment history | See your Cin7 Core subscription payments history and download your invoices | |
| Change billing address | Update your Cin7 Core subscription billing address and card details |
Tasks
| Permission | Description | Requirements |
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| Tasks - Create and edit tasks | Create tasks for yourself and edit your tasks, including dates | |
| Tasks - Assign tasks | Adding tasks to other users | |
| Tasks - Receive task assignments | Be assigned tasks by other users | |
| Tasks - Access setup page | See and edit task settings | |
| Tasks - View assigned tasks | See your tasks | |
| Tasks - View all tasks | See all tasks | |
| Tasks - Approve tasks | Approve tasks |