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Assign approval permissions to a user

Permissions: Site Admin who can edit another user's advanced permissions

Product tier: Available for Advanced and Expert subscription tiers

In order to be assigned as an approver on a job or offer, a user must have certain permissions. 

Permissions required for job approvers

Before assigning a user as a job approver, make sure they've been assigned the following permissions:

  • Job Admin with the Job Admin permission Can view and edit private job fields and approve/request approval on jobs

Permissions required for offer approvers

Before assigning a user as an offer approver, make sure they've been assigned one of the following permissions:

  • Site Admin with the user-specific permission Can see private notes, salary info, manage offers, request approval, and approve jobs/offers
  • Job Admin with the Job Admin permission Can view and edit offers and approve/request approval on offers

Note: If you plan to assign the user to more than one approval process, they must be assigned the Job Admin permission Can view and edit offers and approve/request approval on offers on all future jobs.