User Role and Permission in Elastic Path Commerce

Overview

The following table describes the permissions that can be assigned to user roles in Elastic Path Commerce.

Catalog

Permission Name	Description
Edit Global Attributes	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete attributes in the catalog's Attributes tab.
Include/Exclude Linked Categories	Grants permission to include and exclude linked categories in virtual catalogs assigned to the user.
Include/Exclude Products	Grants permission to include and exclude products in virtual catalogs assigned to the user.
Manage Catalog Import Jobs	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete catalog import jobs in catalogs assigned to the user.
Manage Catalogs	Grants permission to create catalogs, and to edit and delete catalogs assigned to the user.
Manage Categories	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete categories in catalogs assigned to the user.
Manage Product Merchandising Associations	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete product associations in catalogs assigned to the user.
Manage Products and SKUs	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete products in catalogs assigned to the user.
Manage Virtual Catalogs and Linked Categories	Grants permission to create virtual catalogs and to create, edit, and delete linked categories in virtual catalogs assigned to the user.
Run Catalog Import Jobs	Grants permission to run catalog import jobs in catalogs assigned to the user.

Change Sets

Permission Name	Description
Manage All Change Sets	Grants permission to access/modify/delete any user's change set. Implicitly grants all permissions granted by "Work with Change Sets".
Work with Change Sets	Enables the 'Change Set' Activity and grants permission to access/modify/delete change sets created by or assigned to the user.

Configuration

Permission Name	Description
Manage Customer Profiles	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete customer profile attributes.
Manage Data Policies	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete data policies.
Manage Gift Certificate Themes	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete gift certificate themes.
Manage Payment Gateways	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete payment gateways.
Manage Shipping Regions	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete shipping regions.
Manage Stores	Grants permission to create stores and to edit and delete stores assigned to the user.
Manage System Configuration	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete setting definitions and values. Note: A user with this permission can override store-specific setting values, even if the user is not assigned to the store.
Manage Taxes	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete tax codes, tax jurisdictions, and tax values.
Manage Users	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete Elastic Path Commerce users. Note: A user with this permission can assign other users to any catalogs, stores, or warehouses, even if the user is not assigned to those objects.
Manage Warehouses	Grants permission to create warehouses and to edit and delete warehouses assigned to the user.

Customers

Permission Name	Description
Create Refunds	Grants permission to create refunds on orders created in stores assigned to the user.
Create/Edit Exchanges	Grants permission to create and edit exchanges for items in orders created in stores assigned to the user.
Create/Edit Orders	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete orders in stores assigned to the user.
Create/Edit Returns	Grants permission to create and edit returns on orders created in stores assigned to the user.
Edit Customers	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete customers in stores assigned to the user.
Edit Gift Certificate Recipient	Grants permission to edit the gift certificate recipient on orders in stores assigned to the user.
Manage Customer Import Jobs	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete customer import jobs in stores assigned to the user.
Run Customer Import Jobs	Grants permission to run customer import jobs in stores assigned to the user.
Unlock Orders	Grants permission to unlock orders in stores assigned to the user.
View Full Credit Card/Gift Certificate Numbers	Grants permission to view the complete credit card numbers and gift certificate numbers on orders in stores assigned to the user.
Assign Customer Segments	Grants permission to manage (add/remove) the customer segment groups from customer accounts.

Manage Product Pricing

Permission Name	Description
Export Price Lists	Grants permission to export a price list to a CSV (Comma Separated Values) file.
Import Price Lists	Grants permission to import a price list from a CSV file.
Manage Price Lists	Enables the 'Price List' activity.
Manage Product Pricing	Grants permission to add/modify/delete product prices.

Query Management

Permission Name	Description
Create Queries	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete Advanced Search queries in catalogs assigned to the user. After a query is created, it can be accessed from the Saved Queries tab. This does not grant permission to delete queries created by other users.
Manage Queries	Grants permission to create Advanced Search queries and to edit and delete Advanced Search queries created by the user or by others in all catalogs assigned to the user.

Warehouse

Permission Name	Description
Complete Shipments	Grants permission to complete shipments for orders where the inventory is in a warehouse assigned to the user.
Edit Returns and Exchanges	Grants permission to edit returns and exchanges for orders where the inventory is in a warehouse assigned to the user.
Force Shipment Completion	Grants permission to force shipment completion for orders where the inventory is in a warehouse assigned to the user.
Manage Inventory	Grants permission to modify inventory information in warehouses assigned to the user.
Manage and Run Warehouse Import Jobs	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete warehouse import jobs in warehouses assigned to the user.
Receive Inventory	Grants permission to receive inventory in warehouses assigned to the user.

Store Marketing

Permission Name	Description
Manage Promotions	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete promotions in stores and catalogs assigned to the user.
Manage Shipping Service Levels	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete shipping service levels in stores assigned to the user.
Manage Store Settings	Grants permission to create, edit, and delete setting values in stores assigned to the user.