Permission Roles: Admin vs Editor vs user
Explaining the differences between all the roles for users
User Permissions - View, filter, measure, and select — no editing
User — View & Analyze
- Feature Details – View feature info, history, and media attachments (read-only)
- Results Window – View assets in a filterable table across one or multiple layers
- Measuring Tool – Measure area, distance, location, and elevation
- Select Tool – Individually select or lasso features, then view them in the Results window
- GPS & Geolocation – Show device location on the map, or jump the map to current location
Editor - Everything a User can do, plus create/edit assets in map view
Editor — Create & Edit Assets
Includes all User abilities, plus:
- Feature Details – Add/edit field values (save with the green save button)
- Links Tab – Link assets together (e.g., attach a work order to a feature)
- Media Tab – Add photos, videos, PDFs, and documents to an asset
- Reminder Bell – Set date/time reminders with email and text notifications
- 3-Dot Menu (Feature Detail window):
- Move a point or line
- Split a line into multiple segments
- Print feature details, media, and a location thumbnail
- Change a feature's layer
- Creating Features – Draw new points (click) or lines (click-drag, double-click to end), then fill out details
Admin - Everything an Editor can do, plus manage map/layer settings and org-level dashboard controls
Admin — Manage Map & Organization Settings
Includes all Editor abilities, plus:
- Dashboard
- Update org user settings (Account Settings)
- Add new maps (+New Map button)
- Toolbox
- Import/Export – Import/export layers as CSV or SHP
- Layer Visibility – Set default layers shown on login
- Security – Set user permissions per map/layer (drag-and-drop to permission level, then save)
- Events – Schedule recurring or annual notifications based on a field/value
- Fields – Add/edit layer fields
- Clone Layer – Duplicate a layer's fields, styles, permissions, and events; or clone it fully with data, history, attachments, and features included