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What are the different user roles and their associated permissions?
What are the different user roles and their associated permissions?
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Users within a Truss team will be allocated 1 of 5 roles, affecting the permissions available to them. Role labels include Admin, Bookkeeper, Project Manager, Sales Representative, and Employee. This article serves as an introduction to each of these roles, and breaks down what capabilities are available to each title.


1. Admin

Admin users sit at the highest user level, with unrestricted access throughout Truss.

2. Bookkeeper
The bookkeeper role is intended for those who wish to keep track of financial records. Thus, their usage permissions are based around the card and cash accounts.

  • Full access to card accounts

  • Cash account can be viewed

  • Payment requests require admin approval

  • Cannot invite users

3. Project Manager

Project Managers are intended to use Truss as an operating account. Their permissions therefore focus on project cash flows.

  • Cannot access or withdraw from cash accounts, can only deposit checks

  • Cannot view card account, only card expenses

  • Outgoing payments require admin approval

  • Cannot view or invite users

4. Sales Representative

Sales Representatives have access designed to enable transactions with clients.

  • Cannot access or withdraw funds from cash account, can only deposit checks

  • Can only view their own card and card purchases

  • Can view and upload receipts for their own card purchases

  • Can create payment requests

  • Can only view payment requests they have initiated

  • Cannot view or invite users

5. Employee

Employee permissions enable Truss Charge Card transaction tracking.

  • Can only view own card accounts and expenses

  • No access to cash account

  • Cannot view or invite users

  • No access to payment requests

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