Types of Administrator and its Differences

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In Backlog, there are 3 different types of Administrator roles. Each of the roles holds different privileges.

Types of Administrators

  1. Administrator

  2. Plan Administrator

  3. Project Administrator

Their Privileges

1. Administrator

An administrator is a key person who has access to most of the settings in Backlog. This role can be set at the beginning when inviting a new user to the Space. Or, you can easily change the member’s role in the Organization settings on Nulab Apps.

  • can manage most of the Backlog settings including inviting a new user
  • to manage Backlog contract, required to assigned as Plan Admin
  • able to access Space settings

2. Plan Administrator

Besides administrator, a member can be assigned as plan administrator so that this person has the authority to manage the contract, billing and invoice matters only.
To add a plan administrator, go to Space Settings > Manage Organization on Nulab Apps > Plans > Add a member in Plan Admin section

  • by default, it will be the Administrator who created the organization
  • can be an Administrator or Member
  • can add new plan admins and manage contract settings (including canceling the contract)
  • able to access Organization Settings only

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3. Project Administrator

Administrators can manage all the Project settings, but Project administrators can be set for each Project and manage these certain Projects only.

To assign a Project administrator, go to Project Settings > Members > Project Administrator Settings > select member > Add to Project Administrator.

  • can be Administrator or Member
  • able to manage Project Settings only (not Space Settings nor Organization Settings)

**Summary

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*if the administrator is not in the assigned project, they can only manage General settings & Members settings only

Now that you know the differences between the 3 types of Administrator roles, you can easily assign their privileges to the right members.