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Administrator Groups

In a default installation, there are seven groups used for administering the entire system.  Only one of those groups as full access to every area - this is the Super User group.  Any user who is assigned to this group will have full access to all pages within the Merchant Menu.

Other store management groups are included for your convenience.  These are shown in the example, and the permissions of each group are described below.

Detailed list of pages that have admin roles defined by the preset group in AbleCommerce.

Super User - A user in the Super Users Group can view all pages.

This user goes by the "System" role.

Admin - A user in the Admin Group can view all pages except: 

-  Administration > Reports > System > Audit Log

- Administration > Configure > Security > System Settings

- Administration > Configure > Security > Database

- Administration > Configure > Security > Encryption Key

Junior Admin - A user in the Junior Admin Group can view all pages except:

- Administration > Reports > System > Audit Log

- Administration > Configure > Security > System Settings

- Administration > Configure > Security > Licensing

- Administration > Configure > Security > Database

- Administration > Configure > Security > Firewall

- Administration > Configure > Security > Passwords

- Administration > Configure > Security > Encryption Key

- Administration > Data > Import > Products

- Administration > Data > Import > Variants

- Administration > Data > Import > UPS WorldShip

- Administration > Data > Export > Products/Variants

- Administration > Data > Export > Orders

- Administration > Data > Export > Users

- Administration > Data > Export > UPS WorldShip

- Administration > Data > Database Backup

Catalog Admin - A user in the Catalog Admin Group can only view pages within:

- Administration > Manage > Product Reviews

- Administration > Catalog > Categories > Manage Categories

- Administration > Catalog > Categories > Manage Products

- Administration > Catalog > Categories > Images and Assets

- Administration > Catalog > Categories > Product Templates

- Administration > Catalog > Categories > Gift Wrap

- Administration > Catalog > Categories > Digital Goods

- Administration > Catalog > Categories > Product Batch Edit

- Administration > Reports > System > Orphaned Items

- Administration > Configure > SEO > Settings

- Administration > Configure > SEO > Fixed Redirects

- Administration > Configure > SEO > Dynamic Redirects

- Administration > Configure > SEO > Custom URLs

- Administration > Configure > SEO > Test URL

- Administration > Configure > SEO > XML Sitemap

- Administration > Help > Merchant Guide

- Administration > Help > Help Resources

- Administration > Help > Community Forums

- Administration > Help > Developer Wiki

- Administration > Help > About

Order Admin - A user in the Order Admin Group can only view pages within:

- Administration > Manage > Orders

- Administration > Manage > Manage Payments

- Administration > Manage > Manage Notes

- Administration > Help > Merchant Guide

- Administration > Help > Help Resources

- Administration > Help > Community Forums

- Administration > Help > Developer Wiki

- Administration > Help > About

Website Admin - A user in the Website Admin Group can only view pages within:

- Administration > Website > Manage Themes

- Administration > Website > Manage Layouts

- Administration > Website > Webpages

- Administration > Website > Category Pages

- Administration > Website > Product Pages

- Administration > Website > Store Logos

- Administration > Help > Merchant Guide

- Administration > Help > Help Resources

- Administration > Help > Community Forums

- Administration > Help > Developer Wiki

- Administration > Help > Conlib Reference

- Administration > Help > About

Report Admin - A user in the Report Admin Group can only view pages within:

- Administration > Reports > Sales > Monthly Sales

- Administration > Reports > Sales > Sales Over Time

- Administration > Reports > Sales > Daily Sales

- Administration > Reports > Sales > Sales Summary

- Administration > Reports > Sales > Taxes

- Administration > Reports > Products > Sales by Product

- Administration > Reports > Products > Product Popularity

- Administration > Reports > Products > Category Popularity

- Administration > Reports > Products > Low Inventory

- Administration > Reports > Customers > Sales by Customer

- Administration > Reports > Customers > Page Views Over Time

- Administration > Reports > Customers > Abandoned Baskets

- Administration > Reports > Customers > Browser Popularity

- Administration > Reports > Customers > Search History

- Administration > Reports > Marketing > Sales By Affiliate

- Administration > Reports > Marketing > Sales By Affiliate Details

- Administration > Reports > Marketing > Sales By Referrer

- Administration > Reports > Marketing > Coupon Usage

- Administration > Help > Merchant Guide

- Administration > Help > Help Resources

- Administration > Help > Community Forums

- Administration > Help > Developer Wiki

- Administration > Help > About

Customization of Administrator Roles

Access the application's program files.  Within the folders of the \Admin\ menu, you may see a web.config file which will have the pre-set roles/permissions for each area of the Merchant Menu.

Here is an example of the contents which can be modified to include or exclude additional group admin roles (permissions):

<configuration>

  <system.web>

    <authorization>

      <allow roles="System,Admin,Junior Admin,Manage Orders" />

      <deny users="*"/>

    </authorization>

  </system.web>

</configuration>

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