How do I manage user permissions in Briefcase?
Last updated: September 29, 2025
User permissions can be found through the Organisation Settings on the top right. From here, you can select granular permissions for other Admins, Users, and Clients.
Admins can:
Modify permissions for existing admins and users
Invite new users and modify their permissions
Users can:
Invite new users and modify their permissions
User permissions scope
Transaction
View all: Can view all transactions
View own only: Can only view their own transactions
Publish: Can publish transactions
Delete: Can delete transactions
Document
Upload: Can upload new documents
Expense claims
View all: Can view all expense claims
View own only: Can only view their own expense claims
Create: Can create new expense claims
Publish: Can publish expense claims to ledger
Delete: Can delete expense claims
Prepayments
View all: Can view all prepayments
View own only: Can only view their own prepayments
Create: Can create new prepayments
Publish: Can publish prepayments
Delete: Can delete prepayments
Bank Statements
View all: Can view all bank statements
View own only: Can only view their own bank statements
Delete: Can delete bank statements
Business settings
Update: Can update business settings
Managing entity access
Locate the user or client whose access you wish to change
Click the Manage Access button
Toggle the different entity you want them to have access to
Common user configurations
Adding client employees for expense claims only
Invite employees as a Client user type
When selecting their permissions, disallow access to all components apart from Expense Claims
Adding clients for upload only
Invite clients as a Client user type
When selecting their permissions, only allow:
Transactions - view all
Documents - upload
Expense claims - view all + create
Adding clients to read only
Invite clients as Client user type
Select the pre-configuration "Read Own Only"