Understand user roles and permissions

Forest uses a 3-tier role system: Platform, Company, and Project levels.

Project level roles

Project roles control what users can do within a specific project.

RoleCreate issuesEdit settingsInvite members
AdminYesYesYes
Team AdminYesOwn teams onlyOwn teams only
MemberYesNoNo
ViewerNoNoNo

Project Admin

Can perform all actions:

  • Create, edit, and delete issues
  • Modify project settings
  • Invite and remove members
  • Create and manage teams
  • View all reports
  • Delete the project

Team Admin

Can manage their assigned team(s):

  • Create, edit, and delete issues in their team
  • Manage team members in their team
  • Edit team capacity
  • Cannot access other teams
  • Cannot modify project settings

Member

Can perform core work activities:

  • Create and edit issues
  • Update issue status
  • Comment and collaborate
  • View capacity and budget data
  • Assign issues to themselves
  • Cannot delete issues
  • Cannot invite members

Viewer

Can view content only:

Cannot create, edit, or delete anything

View all issues and boards

View timelines and reports

View comments

On this page

  1. Project level roles
  2. Project Admin
  3. Team Admin
  4. Member
  5. Viewer

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