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Documentation/Users & Roles/Administrator & Moderator

Administrator & Moderator

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Primentra has two levels above ordinary role permissions. Administrator is unlimited. Moderator is limited to the models and entities you assign.

Watch it in 6:05 — the permission list graying out under an Administrator role, where the Approver flag actually lands, Moderator on one entity, and Primentra refusing to delete the last administrator role:

Administrator, Approver and Moderator roles in Primentra

Administrator

Administrator access comes from role membership. Any role with the Administrator flag grants it to every member. Set the flag under Settings, step 1 of the role page.

Administrators can:

  • Open every model and entity, whatever the permission matrix says
  • Manage users, roles, and permissions
  • Open General Settings, including the database connection and mail settings
  • Open every admin page: Manage Models, Access Management, Integration Views, Business Rules, and the logs
  • View and edit data in any entity

A crown icon marks administrators in the settings menu and in the user list.

The first account created during setup is added to the Administrators role automatically.

Primentra refuses any change that would leave no active administrator. You cannot delete the last one, and you cannot remove the Administrator flag from the only admin role.

Users without the Administrator flag

A regular user reaches the data grid, My Submissions, and — if their role has the Approver flag — the approvals screen. Every other admin page is closed to them.

Moderator

Moderator is a permission level inside the matrix, not a user flag. It grants full CRUD plus configuration rights within the scope where you set it.

Moderator grants:

  • All four CRUD operations, enabled automatically
  • Access to entity configuration — entity settings and attribute definitions
  • Access to the Manage Models page, limited to the models and entities the role moderates

A moderator sees the Manage Models item in the sidebar and nothing else from the admin area. Inside it, only their own models and entities are listed.

Entity moderator against model moderator

ScopeWhat you can do
Entity moderatorEdit or delete that entity and manage its attributes
Model moderatorThe same, plus edit or delete the model and add entities to it

How the three levels compare

LevelSet whereReach
CRUDPermission matrixExactly the operations you enable
ModeratorPermission matrixFull CRUD plus configuration, within the assigned scope
AdministratorRole flagEverything, everywhere, all admin pages included

Grant Moderator

  1. Go to Settings › Access Management › Roles.
  2. Open the role. Go to step 2, What this role may do.
  3. Open the model with the arrow before its name, or click Expand all.
  4. Tick Moderator on the model or entity row. Create, Read, Update and Delete show as included.
  5. Click Save permissions.