Roles in SquadPod

Roles in SquadPod allow admins to manage permission levels for squad members. Squad Admins can decide if Squad members can start new conversations, or just participate in existing chats and discussions.  Once added to a conversation, room admins can decide how members share, upload, change, comment and contribute to the conversation.

Read below for an overview and then visit Managing Roles and Permissions for more details about roles and permissions in a squad.

 

Squad Roles

The creator of a squad is defaulted to the first Squad Admin and the first Billing Admin.  The creator is responsible for sending invites and administering the squad as people join.  As the first Billing admin, the creator can upgrade the squad's subscription (effective for all members), and modify billing permissions if needed.  

Squad Admins: In addition to creating rooms and sending messages, Squad Admins can edit the squad's settings, send invitations, manage member's roles and administer the squad using the Admin tool.

Squad Users: Squad Users can create new conversations with other squad members, schedule video calls, and participate in conversations they have been added to.  This is the default role for invitations.  

Squad Viewers: Squad Viewers can participate in conversations to which they have been added, but cannot create new discussions, chats, or video calls. 

Squad Guests: Squad Guests inherit Squad users permissions and can only communicate with squad members they have been connected to via a discussion, chat, video call or task.  Squad Guests can also create new discussions, chats and video calls with their connected members.     

Billing Roles

Billing Admins: Billing Admins can make changes to the squad's subscription, edit payment details, and manage billing users.  

Billing Viewers: Billing viewers can view subscription details and payment history, but cannot make any changes to the squad's subscription.

Room Roles

Room roles contain the second level of permissions the SquadPod app offers.  A squad role determines if a member can create new conversations, but a room role dictates whether or not a member can send messages and share files in the conversation.  

Discussion Rooms

The creator of a discussion room is defaulted to the first room Admin.  The creator can add additional people and set roles as needed.  

Admin: In addition to sending messages and files, admins can edit room settings like name and avatar, add and remove squad members, manage permissions within the room and delete any messages or files posted in the room.

User: Send messages, upload files, delete their own messages/files 

Viewer: View-only 

Group Chat Rooms

The creator of a group chat room is defaulted to the first room Admin.  The creator can add additional people and set roles as needed.  

Admin: In addition to sending messages and files, admins can edit room settings like name and avatar, add and remove squad, manage permissions within the room and delete any messages or files posted in the room.

User: Send messages, upload files, delete their own messages/files 

Viewer: View-only