This article talks about who can manage objectives, based on roles. For example, admins are able to update objectives with much more freedom than a reporter can. However, you as a reporter might have access to manage an objective that someone else owns. Keep reading to learn the specifics.
Tip
Company admins can customize visibilities and permissions for Objectives. For more information, see this article.
What does "manage" mean?
Managing, in this case, means editing, updating, deleting, archiving, and closing objectives.
If you are looking for information on visibility settings for objectives, check out this article.
Or if you're looking for more information about who can clone objectives, see this article.
Company admin permissions
What type of objectives can admins manage?
- Company-wide
- Department/Group
- Individual
- Self-development
Who can admins manage objectives for?
- Everyone
- Anyone that adds them under the 'Who can update and edit this objective?' option*
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Reviewer permissions
What type of objectives can reviewers manage?
- Company-wide
- Department/Group
- Individual
- Self-development
Who can reviewers manage objectives for?
- Themselves
- Their team (immediate direct reports)
- Their hierarchy*
- Anyone*
- Anyone that adds them under the 'Who can update and edit this objective?' option*
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Reporter permissions
What type of objectives can reporters manage?
- Company-wide
- Department/Group
- Individual
- Self-development
Who can reporters manage objectives for?
- Themselves
- Anyone*
- Anyone that adds them under the 'Who can update and edit this objective?' option*
Note
*Company admins can enable/disable any option denoted with an asterisk. Company admins: for more information, see this article.
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