Set up permission groups

You can set up permission groups to control which staff members have access to different Onvio features.

Before you start

  • You need to be logged in as a staff member with administrative permissions to add and edit permission groups.
  • If you're the Onvio Primary Admin, add yourself to permission groups.
  • You can add a staff member to more than 1 permission group. They’ll have every permission granted by those groups combined.
  • We recommend adding a new permission group for staff who need permission to access confidential contacts.

Add a new permission group

  1. In Onvio Center, select
    Setup
    , then
    Permission groups
    .
  2. Select
    Add
    to create a new permission group and open
    Step 1: Name and Description
    .
  3. Add a
    Name
    and
    Description
    for the permission group.
  4. Continue to
    Step 2: Functionality
    using either
    Next
    or by selecting the step at the top of the screen.
  5. Open each tab and assign permission levels for Onvio applications to members of this group.
    note
    • Select
      Nothing
      to deny members access to an application.
    • Select
      Everything
      to grant members complete access to an application.
    • Select
      Custom
      to specify permissions for each application. A custom permission level lets you select either
      Disable
      or
      Enable
      access to each feature.
  6. Move onto
    Step 3: Data
    using either
    Next
    or by selecting the step at the top of the screen.
  7. Choose the contacts that group members can access.
    • If you choose
      No Contacts
      , group members won’t be able to see any confidential contact data or clients.
    • If you choose
      Selected Contacts
      , you can specify if group members can see
      Non-confidential contacts
      and/or
      Confidential Contacts
      .
      • Confidential Contacts can be further specified to
        All confidential contacts
        or
        Selected confidential contacts
        .
  8. Continue to
    Step 4: Group Members
    using either
    Next
    or by selecting the step at the top of the screen.
  9. Select
    Add
    to add group members.
  10. Mark the checkbox next to each staff member to add them to this group.
  11. Select
    Add Members
    to save your selection.
  12. Select
    Done
    to finish.
  13. Staff members need to sign out and sign in again to see changes to their permissions.

System groups

Onvio provides 2 built-in permission groups and adds the Onvio Primary Admin to both automatically. You can't edit or delete these groups but you can add or remove members.
  • Administrative Permissions
    : Members of this group have administrator access to all permission groups, including the ability to create new groups and to assign permissions to staff. Use this group for the firm administrator and top-level leaders (for example, the owner, partners, and/or senior executives).
    The Onvio Primary Admin can't be removed from this group.
  • All Functionality and Non-confidential Data
    : Members of this group have permissions for all licensed functions in Onvio, but only for clients and contacts who aren’t confidential.