The Permissions tab controls who can see the Objectives feature, what privacy options are available, and who can create, edit, and assign objectives. Configure these settings in Feature Settings > Objectives > Permissions.
Before You Begin
- You must be an Account Admin.
- Open the Permissions tab before starting: Settings gear > Features > Objectives > Permissions.
Steps
Set objectives privacy options
- Locate the Objectives privacy settings section.
- Select Public to make all objectives visible to everyone in your organization.
- Select Custom to enable additional privacy options.
- Check Public objectives to allow all members to see public objectives.
- Check Objectives that follow 15Five permissions to limit visibility to people who can see a user's Check-in.
- Check Objectives private to specific groups and individuals to let creators control who sees each objective.
- Toggle Enable objectives for groups on to make group-type objectives visible to all group members and their management hierarchies.
- Click Save.
Set who can see the Objectives feature
- Locate the Who can see the Objectives feature? section.
- Select Everyone to give all users access to Objectives.
- Select Custom to restrict access to specific groups or individuals.
- If you selected Custom, choose the groups or people who should have access.
- Click Save.
> Account Admins and managers retain access to Objectives reporting (Reporting > Objectives) even when the feature is disabled for them.
Configure creating, editing, and assigning permissions
- Locate the Creating, editing, and assigning objectives section.
- Select Standard permissions to apply the default role-based rules (see table below).
- Select Advanced permissions to customize beyond the standard rules.
- If you selected Advanced permissions, choose one of the following options:
- Everyone — any user can create, edit, and manage objectives for any other user. - Reviewers — managers can create, edit, and update objectives for their entire hierarchy, not only direct reports.
- If you selected Standard permissions or Advanced permissions > Reviewers, locate the Permissions for updating and editing objectives toggle.
- Toggle this option on to allow objective owners and contributors to assign additional editors.
- Locate the Permission for creating objective types section at the bottom.
- Set company-wide and group-type objective creation to Everyone or Custom.
- If you selected Custom, choose the specific roles, groups, or individuals who can create each objective type.
- Click Save.
Standard permissions reference:
| Role | Can create/edit/update objectives for |
|---|---|
| Account Admin | Everyone |
| Manager / Reviewer | Immediate direct reports only |
| Individual Contributor | Themselves only |
If Something Goes Wrong
| Issue | Check | Fix |
|---|---|---|
| Privacy options other than Public are not visible | Verify Custom is selected in Objectives privacy settings | Select Custom to unlock additional privacy options |
| A user cannot see the Objectives tab | Check Who can see the Objectives feature? — user may be excluded | Add the user or their group under Custom access |
| Managers cannot edit objectives for their full hierarchy | Verify Advanced permissions > Reviewers is selected | Switch from Standard to Advanced permissions > Reviewers and save |
| Assigned editors cannot update an objective | Check whether the owner/contributor editor toggle is enabled | Enable Permissions for updating and editing objectives and save |
| Group-type objective is not visible to group members | Check Enable objectives for groups toggle status | Enable the toggle in Objectives privacy settings and save |
Not Covered Here
This article covers only the Permissions tab. For display name, scheduling, aligned objectives, tags, and the disable toggle, see the Settings tab article.