Types of Permissions

This article explains how permissions are structured in Vemcount and what each permission allows a user to do. Permissions are assigned per user and are grouped into functional categories to make access control easier to manage.

Access levels

Depending on the permission, access can be set to one of several levels. Not every permission uses the same set of options.

Setup Management

These permissions control access to setup management features.

• Company Management – Allows users to manage company configuration, including company profiles, assets, contacts, custom fields, groups, tags, and roles.

• Location Management – Allows users to manage locations, including sensor documentation, zones, and points of sale.

• Sensor Management – Allows users to manage sensors, including setup, configuration, and maintenance of sensors, gateways, and screens.

• User Management – Allows users to create, edit, delete, and restore user accounts, and to manage permission settings.

• Calendar Event Management – Allows users to create, edit, and delete calendar events.

• Orders – Allows users to create, edit, and delete orders.

• Branding Management – Allows users to manage branding options such as logos and interface themes.

• Export Management – Allows users to manage scheduled exports and automated report distribution.

• Reset Inside Management – Allows users to reset live-inside widgets where required for operational or data accuracy purposes.

• View Closed Locations – Allows users to view closed locations and access historical data from those locations.

Metrics

These permissions control access to metrics features.

• Footfall – Grants access to footfall metrics.

• Sales – Grants access to sales performance metrics.

• Queue And Dwell – Grants access to queue and dwell metrics.

• Facility Management – Grants access to IoT and facility-related metrics such as temperature, humidity, and carbon dioxide.

• Demographics – Grants access to demographic metrics.

• WiFi Tracking – Grants access to metrics generated by WiFi sensors.

Dashboard

These permissions control access to dashboard features.

• Manage Dashboard Libraries – Allows users to add, edit, and remove dashboard libraries.

• Share To Library – Allows users to share dashboards to the library.

• Share To Global Library – Allows users to share dashboards to the global library.

• Use SMS Alerts – Grants access to SMS alerts.

• Use WhatsApp Alerts – Grants access to WhatsApp alerts.

Tenant

These permissions control access to tenant features.

• Turnover Statistics – Grants access to turnover statistics reports.

• Industry Statistics – Grants access to industry statistics reports.

• Mall Statistics – Grants access to mall statistics reports.

• Missing Revenue Reporting – Grants access to missing revenue reports.

• Manage Turnover Statistics – Allows users to manage and release turnover statistics.

Tracking

These permissions control access to tracking features.

• Map – Grants access to maps.

• Map 2.0 – Grants access to Maps 2.0.

Data Manager

These permissions control access to data manager features.

• Footfall Data – Allows users to edit footfall data using the Footfall Data Manager.

• Sales Data – Allows users to edit sales data using the Sales Data Manager.

Services

These permissions control access to services features.

• Subscriptions – Allows users to view and manage subscriptions and subscription orders.

• On-Premises Server – Grants access to on-premises server management.

Security

These permissions control access to security features.

• Disable Sign On With Password – Allows administrators to prevent users from signing in with a password.