Within the Research Drive Dashboard there are permissions available based on the role of the user within Research Drive. Specific rights can also be assigned to Research Drive users within the Research Drive Dashboard, to manage the environment.

Roles

The Research Drive Dashboard distinguishes the following roles:

  • Member
  • Project Folder Owner
  • Contract Admin
  • Dashboard Admin

Member

A Member is a regular Research Drive user. A Member has the capability to invite other users via the Research Drive Dashboard who will get no storage quota. A Member has no further privileges.

Create a projectfolder as user

As a user, you're only be able to create project folders up to a predetermined number, based on given personal or contract permissions.
Contact your contract / dashboard admin, for extra rights to be able to create project folders. These can define this for each individual user and/or contract.

Project Folder Owner

As a Project Folder Owner you are responsible for a specific project folder.
In addition to the normal rights as a Member, the Project Folder Owner has the rights to manage the project folder.

The role of Project Folder Owner can be transferred.

Create a projectfolder as user

As a user, you're only be able to create project folders up to a predetermined number, based on given personal or contract permissions.
Contact your contract / dashboard admin, for extra rights to be able to create project folders. These can define this for each individual user and/or contract.


Contract Admin

A user can be appointed as Contract Admin, where the user will have the possibility to manage the contract and to distribute storage quota under the contract up to the defined contract budget.

The contract admin is able to create project folders and to distribute personal storage. This user can also in-/decrease or cancel an existing storage quota.

Overview of privileges:

  • Has an overview of the users and project folders which have a storage quota among the contract.
  • Distribute storage quota under the contract, for example create project folders and assign personal storage,
  • Manage preferences for this contract

Dashboard Admin

Also called almighty, god, hero or king. This user has all available rights within the dashboard.

Overview of privileges:

  • Has an overview of all users and project folders within the area and can manage them,
  • Distribute storage quota under all contracts, for example create project folders and assign personal storage,
  • Create new contracts and manage them


Overview of projects & users in the dashboard

When you open the Research Drive dashboard and navigate to the "User accounts" tab, you will have a overview of all Research Drive accounts. Depending on your role and permissions, you have different visibility within the Research Drive Dashboard.

Normal users
Users with the role member or Project Folder Owner only see their own account. They have no more privileges to manage other active user accounts.
Exception are invites, as long an invite isn't full filled, the invite remain visible and manageable by the inviter.

Contract admins
A user who is contract admin for a specific contract, will see next of all projectfolder also all user accounts linked to the contract.
Learn more about how to manage a user or project.

Dashboard admins
A user in the role of dashboard admins is able to view all user accounts and projects.

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