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Permissions in Acuite

Discover the permissions you can manage in Acuite

Hakim Benzidane avatar
Written by Hakim Benzidane
Updated over 3 months ago

Acuite offers great flexibility in managing user and group permissions with high granularity. Permission management in Acuite is straightforward: you either allow or deny actions. Here below are the permissions in Acuite:

General

Name

Description

Can view Portfolio level dashboards (restricted by KPI & Project access)

Ability to view dashboards at the highest level, but can only see data from the projects you have access to, as well as the relevant KPIs (Financials, R&O, Quality, etc.).

Add project

Ability to create projects

Can access all Projects (without explicit access)

Ability to access to all projects, regardless of whether you were explicitly added to each one.

Can view/modify System Settings pages (further restricted by KPI access)

Ability to view and modify settings at the license level, but you can only edit the modules you have access to

Can view/modify Project Settings pages (further restricted by KPI access)

Ability to view and modify settings at the project level, but you can only edit the modules you have access to

Manage permissions

Ability to manage user and group permissions

Can access the Activity Tracker

Ability to access to the Acuite Activity Tracker legacy tool is available under the Program menu, provided it has been activated for your license. This tool allows you to add activities with start and end dates, and Acuite assists in tracking progress, sending reminder notifications, and more.

Can add or edit Activity Trackers

Ability to add activities for monitoring via the Acuite Activity Tracker legacy tool.

Can view all Activity Trackers for the Project, not just those created by / assigned to the user

Ability to view all activities through the Acuite Activity Tracker legacy tool

Can access Insights dashboards

Ability to access our legacy custom dashboards tool

Can view all Images for the Project, not just those created by the user's company

Ability to view all project images

Can view/modify details for all People in the user's company

Ability to view/modify details for any user

Can assign and review company Competency Requirements

Ability to assign and review specific requirements like permits, certifications, and insurances using our Competency Requirements module

Can view Tier 2 dashboards (restricted by KPI & Project access)

Ability to view Divisional dashboards (access restrictions based on modules may apply)

Promote draft project

A 'draft project' is created in Acuite's widgets for forecasting and opportunity purposes. It isn’t in any source system and won’t appear in the Acuite project selector. Once ready, this permission allows you to convert the 'draft' project into a real project.

Archive/Unarchive projects

Ability to archive or unarchive projects. By default, an archived project is not visible by users

Can view archived company projects

Ability to view archived projects

Program / Schedule

Name

Description

KPI Time

Ability to view any data related to the Program / Schedule module

Can delete Milestone Data

Ability to delete milestones

Can access contract program

Ability to view data related to the Contract program

Can access target program

Ability to view data related to the Target program

Can sync Program data from P6 or MS Project

Ability to sync data from a program source system (Oracle P6 and Microsoft Project)

Financials

Name

Description

KPI Cost

Ability to view any data related to the Financials module

Can import Cost data via CSV

Ability to import financial data via a CSV import

Can sync Cost data from Procore & Sage/HH2 integrations

Ability to sync financial information from our Procore and Sage/HH2 integrations

Quality

Name

Description

KPI Quality

Ability to view any data related to the Quality sub-module

Can access Defects

Ability to access the Acuite defects module (in-house)

Add defect

Ability to create and assign defects

Can view all Defects for the Project, not just those created by / assigned to the user

Ability to view all defects

Can access Quality Audits

Ability to access the Acuite Quality audits / inspections module (in-house)

HSE

Name

Description

KPI HSE

Ability to view any data related to the HSE sub-module

Can access HSE Events

Ability to view any public HSE events (incidents, near-misses, etc.)

Can close out HSE Events

Ability to close out any public HSE events (incidents, near-misses, etc.)

Can add new options to Cause or Contributing Factor dropdowns in HSE Event Details

Ability to add additional values in the Cause or Contributing Factor menus in HSE event details

Can view all Events for the Project, not just those created by / assigned to the user

Ability to view all HSE events for the projects you have access to

Can move HSE Events between projects

Ability to transfer HSE events between projects

Can view HSE Events marked as private

Ability to view non-public HSE events (incidents, near-misses, etc.)

Can access HSE Audits

Ability to access the Acuite HSE audits / inspections module (in-house)

Risks & Opportunities (R&O)

Name

Description

KPI Risks

Ability to view any data related to the R&O module

Stakeholders (aka Communications/Stakeholders)

Name

Description

KPI Relationships

Ability to view any data related to the Relationships (Stakeholders) module. This module allows you to monitor and track correspondence and mail-based processes (e.g. RFIs, Change requests, Design queries…)

Can access Relationships Audits

Ability to access the Acuite Relationships audits / inspections module (in-house)

Audits

Name

Description

Can view all Audit Types for the Project, not just those assigned to the user's company

Ability to view any audit/inspection types

Can view all Audits for the Project, not just those created by / assigned to the user's company

Ability to view any audits/inspections

Can unlock audits

Ability to unlock audits/inspections

Reports

Name

Description

Create custom reports via the MS Word plugin

Ability to use the Acuite Microsoft Word plugin to create custom reports

View/create/edit Overview Reports

Ability to view, create and edit overview reports

Custom Dashboards

Name

Description

Can edit custom dashboards, if they have been locked at a system level

Ability to edit public dashboards (that is to say the ones that are accessible to everyone)

Can edit or delete dashboard comments made by other users

Ability to edit or delete comments made by users on a dashboard

Can approve dashboards for a specific period

Ability to change a dashboard status from 'Locked' to 'Approved' for a specific reporting period

Can lock dashboards for a specific period (this affects data from integrations)

Ability to change a dashboard's status from 'Unapproved' to 'Locked' for a specific reporting period. Locked dashboards will not receive data from sources for that period.

Can finalize dashboards for a specific period

Ability to change a dashboard status from 'Approved' to 'Finalized' for a specific reporting period

Can perform inline editing on custom dashboards, if they have been configured to allow it

Ability to manually enter or edit data on specific widgets, if the feature is enabled for those widgets (e.g changing the conversion rate, project status, etc.)

Can always lock, approve or finalize project dashboards for a specific period

Ability to change a dashboard status to 'Locked', 'Approved' or 'Finalized' for a specific reporting period

Company Documents

Name

Description

Can access Company Documents

Ability to view the Company Documents modules (in-house). This module helps track the validity of specific documents, such as HSE policies, Quality Assurance Plans, and insurance contracts, for organizations.

Can edit what companies are shown/hidden on the Company Documents dashboard

Ability to edit which companies appear on the company documents dashboard

Can edit what Document Types are displayed on the Company Documents dashboard

Ability to edit which document types appear on the company documents dashboard

Can edit what Document Types are displayed on the Document Library dashboard

Ability to edit which document types appear on the documents library dashboard

Document Library

Name

Description

Can access Document Library

Ability to view the Document Library module (in-house). This module lets you upload project-related documents for each reporting period, such as PCG monthly reports and HSE guidelines.

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