🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Adding and Editing Team Members and Their Permissions
This article explains how, as a Team Administrator or System Administrator, you can add members to a team, adjust existing roles, or remove members—including the permissions that each role grants.
🔍 Content
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How it works
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Roles & permissions overview
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Editing options overview
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Tips & Best Practices
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FAQ
âś… How it works
Open Team Administration
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Navigate to your team board.
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Click the blue gear icon ⚙️ in the top right. ➡️ This icon is only visible to Team Administrators or System Administrators.
Select the “Members” tab
- In the opened overlay, you will see several tabs at the top.
- Select the Members tab.
📸 Screenshot: Members tab open
Add a new member
- Click the + icon in the top right.
- Select a person from the user list.
- Choose an appropriate role (see below).
Possible roles:
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đź‘‘ Team Administrator
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👥 Team Member
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👤 Guest
📸 Screenshot: Role selection open
đź§ Roles & permissions overview
Role | Permissions |
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🛠️ Team Administrator | Full access, including team and view management |
👤 Team Member | Read and write access within the team’s views |
đź‘€ Guest | Limited access, not visible in Task Board, Process Board, & Attendance List, but with write access in the team |
🔄 Editing options overview
Action | Team Admin | Team Member | Guest |
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Manage members | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Change roles | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
Edit tasks & KPIs | âś… | âś… | âś… |
Adjust team views | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
View lists / KPIs | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
ℹ️ Note: Member management is team-specific—changes only affect the respective team.
ℹ️ Note: The System Administrator can centrally manage members via the white gear icon ⚙️ in the top right.
✨ Tips & Best Practices
đź’ˇ Best Practice: Always appoint at least two Team Administrators so the team can still be managed during absences or vacations.
⚠️ Warning: Team Members cannot promote themselves to the Administrator role. Only existing Team Administrators or System Administrators can change roles.
âť“ FAQ
Can a Guest comment on tasks?
→ Yes. Guests have the same write permissions as regular Team Members.
What is the difference between a Guest and a regular Team Member?
→ Guests have all write permissions but do not appear in the attendance list and cannot be assigned tasks, actions, or similar items.
Can a Team Member make themselves a Team Admin?
→ No, role changes can only be made by existing Team Administrators or System Administrators.