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What granular permissions are available for the project's Observations tool?

Background

In Procore, the term granular permissions refers to task-based privileges that can be granted to users with 'Read Only' or 'Standard' level permissions on certain tools through the users' assigned permissions templates. The table below shows the granular permissions that are available for the project's Observations tool.

Answer

Granular Permission Name Granular Permission Description
View Private Observations Assigned to Users within Same Company Grants a user the privilege to view all Observation items assigned to colleagues within their same company, including observations marked as 'Private'.
Update Status and Comment on Observations Assigned to Users within Same Company

Grants a user the privilege to respond to updated and add comments to observations assigned to other users within the same Procore company account. This includes observations marked as 'Private.' 

Note: Users with this granular permission can only update a status to 'Ready for Review'.

Can Assign Standard Users to Observations Grants a user the privilege to assign 'Standard' level users to observations.