Granular Profile Administrative Permissions

Insightly has restructured its administrative privileges into specific scopes corresponding to different roles within a client's organization.

Should a user profile not have the necessary permissions to manage certain system settings, those options will still be visible to users with the appropriate profile. However, any attempt to access these settings will redirect the user to the main system settings page, accompanied by a notification stating, "You do not have permission to access this system setting."

The permissions detailed below apply to various sections of the System Settings, with the exception of 'Manage Interface Customization,' which relates to menu options within Insightly objects. A profile with 'Manage Interface Customization' but without 'Manage Data Definitions' cannot edit, create, or delete objects or fields. They can, however, manage layout rules, custom buttons, and page layouts for each object.

The 'Administrator' profile includes all the permissions below, allowing administrators to create custom profiles with specific administrative privileges. Profiles with any of the Administrative Permissions will display the 'System Settings' menu option to users with that profile in their User menu. The Administrative Permissions are available under System settings > Security > Profiles.

CRM Profile Administrative Permissions 

Manage Users
Manage Users and Queues

Manage Security
Manage Permissions, Roles, Profiles, Sharing Rules, SAML and SCIM Configuration

Manage Data Definitions
Manage Objects, Fields, Field Dependencies, Validation Rules, Custom Apps, Data Export

Manage Data Administration
Manage Categories, Lead Statuses, Lead Sources, Lead Conversion, Opportunity Conversion, Opportunity States, Pipelines, Document Templates, Relationships.

Manage Automation
Manage Workflow Automation, Approval Processes, Lambda Functions, Activity Sets, Lead Assignment Rules.

Manage Interface Customizations
Manage Layout Assignments, Layout Rules, Custom Buttons, Search Layouts, Page Layouts.

Manage Product Settings
Manage Company Settings, Leads, Products, Pricebooks and Quotes, Inline Editing, Social Profiles, Custom Branding, Email Tracking.

Manage AppConnect
Manage AppConnect users and settings

Manage Sandboxes
Manage Sandbox provisioning, users, and settings.

Manage Integrations
Manage Insightly pre-built integrations

Marketing Profile Administrative Permissions

Manage Users
Manage Users

Manage Security
Manage Permissions, Roles, Profiles, Sharing Rules, SAML and SCIM Configuration

Manage Data Definitions
Manage Objects, Fields, Field Dependencies, Validation Rules

Manage Interface Customizations
Manage Layout Assignments, Layout Rules, Custom Buttons, Search Layouts, Page Layouts.

Manage Data Administration
Manage Prospect Profiles, Prospect Scoring, Tracked Custom Events, Unsubscribe Page, List Management Page

Manage Automation
Manage Lambda Functions

Manage Product Settings
Manage Company Settings, Transactional Emails, Inline Editing, Custom Branding, CRM Connector, Form Features, Default Email Sender, Domain Management

Manage AppConnect
Manage AppConnect users and settings

Manage Sandboxes
Manage Sandbox provisioning

Manage Integrations
Manage Insightly pre-built integrations

Service Profile Administrative Permissions

Manage Users
Manage Users and Queues

Manage Security
Manage Permissions, Roles, Profiles, Sharing Rules, SAML and SCIM Configuration

Manage Data Definitions
Manage Objects, Fields, Field Dependencies, Validation Rules

Manage Interface Customizations
Manage Layout Assignments, Layout Rules, Custom Buttons, Search Layouts, Page Layouts

Manage Data Administration
Manage Ticket Types, SLA Policies, Schedules, Brands, Languages, Email Templates

Manage Portals
Manage Customer Portal Websites

Manage Automation
Manage Ticket Automation, CSAT Surveys, Shared Macros, Lambda Functions

Manage Product Settings
Manage Company Settings, Inline Editing, Custom Branding, Web To Ticket, Email Settings, Email Blocklist

Manage AppConnect
Manage AppConnect users and settings

Manage Sandboxes
Manage Sandbox provisioning

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