Permission Control Fields

Here is a description of the fields that make up a permission controlClosed Determines whether a single user has permission to carry out specific tasks in PSA. record.

Note:

Key:
* – Mandatory
M – Mandatory, complete only one field.
Descriptions of checkbox settings describe the selected (true) case.

Information Fields

Field   Description
Cascading Permission   Indicates that permissions are extended to the children of the selected regionClosed A level of hierarchy used in PSA to which other objects belong such as resources, opportunities and projects.,practiceClosed A level of hierarchy used in PSA to which other objects belong such as resources, opportunities and projects.,projectClosed A collection of activities and related items to be managed over a defined time range, such as timecards, expenses, milestones and budgets., or groupClosed A level of hierarchy used in PSA to which other objects belong such as resources, opportunities and projects.. Permission controls for individual resources do not cascade.
Opportunity M A lookup to the opportunity that this permission control applies to.
Project M

A lookup to the project that this permission control applies to.

Region/ Practice/ Group M Indicates that access is granted to all resources and objects within the RPGClosed Abbreviation of region, practice, group..
Resource M In most cases the user and the resourceClosed A contact that works on a project. are the same person. If your organization uses external resources, and you want to set up a proxy user (a user who can enter information on behalf of a resource) to enter their timecards and expenses, this field should contain the name of the external resource.
Start/End Date   Inclusive time period for the permissions to be applied. You can leave blank for perpetual permissions or leave one field blank for a one-sided range of perpetual permissions (for example, permissions with a defined start date and no defined end date).
Team   The team to which permissions apply.
User * A lookup to the name of the user being granted permissions.

Permissions Fields

Key: Descriptions of checkbox settings describe the selected (true) case.

Field   Description
Billing   Indicates that the user has permissions to generate and release billing events belonging to a specific RPGClosed Abbreviation of region, practice, group. or project and to edit billing related fields such as the Billed and Billing Event Item checkboxes.
Expense Entry   Indicates that the user has permissions to enter and edit expenses for the defined resources.
Expense Ops Edit   Indicates that the user has permissions to edit expenses in admin mode for the defined resources after they have been approved but before they have been billed. See About Ops Edit Permission Controls.
Invoicing   Indicates that the user has permissions to edit Invoicing-related fields on a project's business records such as the Invoiced checkbox, Invoice Date and Invoice Number.
Project Task Gantt Edit   Indicates that the selected user can use Project Task Gantt and Gantt in edit mode when the user is not the project manager of the selected project. Granting Project Task Gantt Edit permissions includes Project Task Gantt View permissions.
Project Task Gantt View   Indicates that the selected user can use Project Task Gantt and Gantt in read-only mode when the user is not the project manager of the selected project.
Project Version Compare   Indicates that the user can compare project versions.
Project Version Create   Indicates that the user can create project versions.
Project Version Delete   Indicates that the user can delete project versions.
Resource Request Entry   Indicates that the user has permissions to enter or edit Resource Requests for a RPGClosed Abbreviation of region, practice, group. other than the user's own.
Revenue Forecast Version Adjust  

Indicates that the user has permissions to adjust revenue forecast version details for specific Regions, Practices, Groups, Projects, and Opportunities.

This permission control respects Cascading Permission.

Note:

If you are using this permission control, you also need to select Respect Permission Controls.

Revenue Forecast Version View  

Indicates that the user has permissions to review revenue forecast version details for specific Regions, Practices, Groups, Projects, and Opportunities.

This permission control always cascades even when Cascading Permission is deselected.

Note:

If you are using this permission control, you also need to select Respect Permission Controls.

Skills And Certifications Entry   Indicates that the user has permissions to enter skills and certifications for the defined resources. Granting Skills and Certifications Entry permissions automatically includes Skills and Certifications View permissions.
Skills And Certifications View   Indicates that the user has permissions to view skills and certifications for the defined resources.
Staffing   Indicates that the user has permissions to staff resources on the specified regionClosed A level of hierarchy used in PSA to which other objects belong such as resources, opportunities and projects., practiceClosed A level of hierarchy used in PSA to which other objects belong such as resources, opportunities and projects., groupClosed A level of hierarchy used in PSA to which other objects belong such as resources, opportunities and projects., or project. See About Staffing Permission Controls.
Team Edit   Indicates the user has permissions to edit the indicated team in Team Schedule Planner.
Team View   Indicates the user can use Team Schedule Planner in read-only mode for the selected team.
Timecard Entry   Indicates that the user has permissions to enter or edit timecards for the defined resources.
Timecard Ops Edit   Indicates that the user has permissions to edit timecards in admin mode for the defined resources after they have been approved but before they have been billed. See About Ops Edit Permission Controls.
View All Utilization  

Determines whether a user can override the security predicate on the Utilization Results dataset and view the utilization data of all the resources in PS Cloud Core Analyticsand PS Cloud Advanced Analytics. For more information on granting permissions to users to view all user's utilization information, see Viewing Utilization Information Of All Users.

Note: The Utilization Results dataset is part of PS Cloud Core Analytics and It is used by utilization dashboards in PS Cloud Core Analytics and PS Cloud Advanced Analytics.