Plain-English explanation of every permission

An ⓘ beside the meaningful permissions opens a modal describing what it unlocks and giving a concrete example of what the person would see.

What it is

Each explained permission carries a title, a description of what it actually controls, and an example sentence written in the product's own vocabulary — e.g. Manage Building Plans notes that everyone can view and download plans and this permission only controls who can link or unlink a SmartBuild job. Categories themselves also have explainers.

Also called: what does this permission mean · permission help · info icon

See it
Plain-English explanation of every permission
Area
Platform & Admin
Group
Roles & permissions
System
Team & Access
Solves
2 named problems
01PERM_DESCRIPTIONS maps each permission key (and category key) to title, description and example.
02The ⓘ appears on the permissions with real consequences — editing, stage controls, delete, manage users, building plans.
03The modal locks body scroll while open and is reset on tab change as a safety net against a leaked scroll lock.
The permission info modal open over the grid, showing title, description and the italic example line. Sample data — no customer information appears here.
How it works
  1. 1PERM_DESCRIPTIONS maps each permission key (and category key) to title, description and example.
  2. 2The ⓘ appears on the permissions with real consequences — editing, stage controls, delete, manage users, building plans.
  3. 3The modal locks body scroll while open and is reset on tab change as a safety net against a leaked scroll lock.
Why we built it

Permission names are engineering shorthand; the consequences are not obvious. The explainers exist so an owner granting Edit Estimates knows it includes markup, labour calculation, editing supplier orders and emailing them — a much bigger grant than the label suggests.

The problem
  • Permission labels understated what they granted.
  • Owners avoided configuring access because the consequences were unclear.
Sound familiar?
What you get
Access decisions are made with the real scope on screen.
The example line describes what the person will literally see.

See it on your own jobs

Twenty minutes, your numbers, no slide deck. We’ll build one of your real buildings in front of you and send you the estimate link at the end — yours to keep either way.

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