Quire Permission Roles & Access Control Permalink

Read this article in Deutsch, Español, Français, Italiano, Português, Português (Brasil), Pусский, Türkçe, 日本語, 繁體中文, 한국어 .

Quire provides default permission roles to control what members can view and manage across organizations, projects, and external teams. You can also customize permission roles to better match your team’s workflow.

Customizing the permission roles is only available in the Professional, Premium, Enterprise plans. More information can be found at our pricing page.

Organization-Level Permissions

What can members do at the organization level?

Organization-level roles control access to projects, members, and global visibility across an organization.

Permission	Admin	Normal+	Normal	Limited+
Member management Invite members, manage member’s permission	V
Global access Access to all projects in this organization if granted in organization-level	V	V		V
Create projects in the organization	V	V	V
Delete projects in the organization	V

Note: Normal+ and Limited+ roles are only available at the organization level.

Master Organization Permissions

What is a Master Organization in Quire?

When a Free organization is linked to a Premium or Enterprise organization, the Premium or Enterprise organization automatically becomes a Master Organization.

Learn more about Master Organization.

How do Master Access and Global Access work?

You can create a custom role with Master Access and/or Global Access to control cross-organization visibility.

Permission	Master Access	Global Access
Access to all the organizations and projects linked to the Master Organization	V	V
Access to all the organizations linked to the Master Organization Will not be able to access the projects within the organizations	V
Access all the projects in that specific organization granted with Global Access		V
Will not be able to access any organizations or projects linked to the Master Organization Can only read the specific organization that the member is invited to

Project-Level Permissions

What permissions are available at the project level?

Project-level roles define what members can do inside a specific project, including task editing, scheduling, and app installation.

Permission	Admin	Normal	Limited
Member management Invite members, manage member’s permission	V
Manages project tags Create, edit and delete tags in the projects	V	V
Manage project’s statuses Create, edit and delete statuses in the project	V	V
Change statuses Complete and change tasks’ statuses	V	V	V¹
Complete tasks Complete or re-open completed tasks	V	V
Schedule Manage start, due, priority	V	V	V²
Assign Manage assignees	V	V	V²
Install apps	V	V
Edit Add and edit any tasks (including task’s name, description, attachments, and tags), add and remove sublists	V	V
Edit with limitations Add tasks, edit assigned tasks, write comments to any tasks	V	V	V³ ⁴ ⁵
Delete tasks Delete tasks in the project	V	V	V⁶

Note:
¹ Can only change the task’s status when it is assigned to that particular member.
² Can only edit the task’s date, status and priority when the task is assigned to that particular member. Cannot edit the task’s assignee.
³ Can only edit and delete the comment when it is added by that particular member.
⁴ Edit the task’s name and description when the task is assigned to or created by that particular member.
⁵ Change the tags when the task is assigned to or created by that particular member.
⁶ Can only delete the tasks when the task is created by that particular member.

External Team Permissions

What can External Team members access?

External Teams are designed for clients, contractors, or partners with limited project access.

Permission	Admin	Normal	Limited
Member management Invite members to the External Team, manage member’s permission	V
Manages project tags Create, edit and delete tags in the projects	V¹	V¹
Manage project’s statuses² Create, edit and delete statuses in the project
Change statuses Complete and change tasks’ statuses	V	V	V³
Complete tasks Complete or re-open completed tasks	V	V
Schedule Manage start, due, priority	V	V	V⁴
Assign Manage assignees	V	V	V⁴
Install apps	V	V
Edit Add and edit any subtasks to assigned tasks (including task’s name, description, attachments, and tags), add and remove sublists	V	V
Edit with limitations Add tasks, edit assigned tasks, write comments to any tasks	V	V	V⁵ ⁶ ⁷
Delete tasks Delete tasks created by External Team members	V	V	V⁸

Note:
¹ Can only delete tags from the project when the tag is created by the members from the same External Team.
² Is not available for External Team members.
³ Can only change the task’s status when it is assigned to that particular member.
⁴ Can only edit the task’s date, status, and priority when the task is assigned to that particular member. Cannot edit the task’s assignee.
⁵ Can only edit and delete the comment when it is added by that particular member.
⁶ Edit the task’s name and description when the task is assigned to or created by that particular member.
⁷ Change the tags when the task is assigned to or created by that particular member.
⁸ Can only delete the tasks when the task is created by that particular member.

Learn more about External Teams.

Customize Permission Roles

Who can invite members to an organization?

You can restrict member invitations to organization admins only. If enabled:

Project admins must ensure members are added at the organization level first
Members without permission should contact the organization admin

Organization member invite permission settings in Quire

How do I customize permission roles in Quire?

Customizing the permission roles is only available in the Professional, Premium, Enterprise plans. More information can be found at our pricing page.

Go to Organization Members settings.
Scroll to Permission Control.
Click the edit (pen) icon next to a role.
Adjust permissions as needed.
Save changes.

Edit permission roles in Quire organization settings

Note: The default Admin role cannot be edited or deleted.

How do I reset, create, or delete permission roles?

Reset a role to default

Click Reset to default.
Select the role to restore.

Reset permission role to default in Quire

Create a new role

Creating and deleting the permission roles are only available in the Premium and Enterprise subscription plans. More information can be found on our pricing page.

Click Create new role.
Configure permissions.
Save the role.

Create a new permission role in Quire

Delete a role

Hover over the role.
Click the trash icon.

Roles assigned to members cannot be deleted.

delete a permission role

Please contact us if you need more assistance.