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Understand Planner permissions

Markular grants access by permission, not by job title. Each person is given a set of permissions, and each permission unlocks a specific part of Planner. This reference lists the six Planner permissions so you can give each person exactly the access they need.

The six Planner permissions

PermissionWhat it unlocks
View planningThe base permission. Opens Planner and lets a person see the planning views. Everyone who works in Planner needs this.
View the scheduleOpens the schedule view so a person can read who is planned where and when, without changing anything.
Plan rotationsLets a person build and change the plan: rotations, jobs, demands, and assignments. This is the working permission for planners.
View costsShows cost figures in the planning and schedule views, so a person can see what a plan costs without editing rates.
Edit costsLets a person change the cost figures behind a plan.
Manage Planner settingsOpens Planner Settings and lets a person add or change facilities, job roles, and job types.

How the permissions build up

The permissions are layered. In practice:

  • View planning is the entry point. Without it, a person cannot open Planner at all.
  • View the schedule and View costs are read-only additions. They let a person see more without changing anything.
  • Plan rotations is the main working permission. Give it to the people who actually build and adjust the plan.
  • Edit costs and Manage Planner settings are the change permissions for money and for the building blocks. Keep these to a smaller group.

Choosing what to grant

  • A planner who builds the schedule needs View planning, View the schedule, and Plan rotations. Add View costs if they should see what plans cost.
  • A viewer who only needs to read the plan needs View planning and View the schedule.
  • An admin who sets up the building blocks needs Manage Planner settings on top of the planning permissions. See Set up facilities, job roles, and job types.
  • Anyone who works with rates needs View costs, and Edit costs only if they should change them.

Grant the narrowest set that lets a person do their work. You can always add a permission later.