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Roles and permissions

Learn what Owner, Admin and User can do in Zinng, and how an owner turns conversation permissions on or off for each member.

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Every person on a team has one of three roles: Owner, Admin or User. The role decides who can invite people, change team settings and remove members.

Role Who it is
Owner The person who created the team. A team has one owner, and you cannot invite someone as owner.
Admin A teammate who helps manage the team. You can choose this role when you invite someone.
User A teammate who works in the team. You can choose this role when you invite someone.
Action Owner Admin User
Use the inbox, agents and other features your plan includes Yes Yes Yes
Switch between teams Yes Yes Yes
Open Team settings Yes Yes No
Invite teammates Yes Yes No
Rename the team from the Teams page Yes No No
Remove a member Yes No No
Resend a pending invite Yes No No
Change a member’s conversation permissions Yes No No
Manage the subscription Yes No No

On top of the role, the owner can switch three permissions on or off for each member:

  • User Can Archive Conversation
  • User Can Mark Urgent Conversation
  • User Can Mark as Unread Conversation
  1. Open Team and select Users.

  2. In the member’s row, select the key button.

  3. In Manage User Permissions, turn each permission on or off.

    Manage User Permissions window with switches for archiving, marking urgent and marking unread conversations, over the team user list
  4. Select Save.

Only the owner sees the switches. Everyone else sees a Close button.

No. A team has one owner. You can invite other people as Admin or User.

Can I change someone’s role after inviting them?

Section titled “Can I change someone’s role after inviting them?”

The Users page does not have a role editor. To change a role, remove the member and invite them again with the new role.