Roles & Permissions
Understand what each role can do in Atlee.
Available Roles
Owner
Full administrative access:
- All member capabilities
- Manage team members
- Delete restaurant
- Access billing
- Change settings
Best for: Restaurant owners, general managers
Member
Standard operational access:
- View and edit menu items
- Manage allergens
- Respond to reviews
- View analytics
- Generate QR codes
Cannot:
- Manage team members
- Delete restaurant
- Access billing
Best for: Kitchen managers, shift leads, marketing staff
Permission Matrix
| Feature | Owner | Member |
|---|---|---|
| Menu | ||
| View items | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create items | ✓ | ✓ |
| Edit items | ✓ | ✓ |
| Delete items | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import items | ✓ | ✓ |
| Allergens | ||
| View allergens | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mark allergens | ✓ | ✓ |
| Verify allergens | ✓ | ✓ |
| Respond to flags | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reviews | ||
| View reviews | ✓ | ✓ |
| Respond to reviews | ✓ | ✓ |
| Moderate reviews | ✓ | ✓ |
| Analytics | ||
| View dashboard | ✓ | ✓ |
| View reports | ✓ | ✓ |
| Export data | ✓ | ✓ |
| QR Codes | ||
| View codes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Create codes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Download codes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Team | ||
| View team | ✓ | ✓ |
| Invite members | ✓ | ✗ |
| Remove members | ✓ | ✗ |
| Change roles | ✓ | ✗ |
| Settings | ||
| View settings | ✓ | Limited |
| Edit settings | ✓ | ✗ |
| Access billing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Delete restaurant | ✓ | ✗ |
Choosing Roles
When to Use Owner
Assign Owner role to:
- Restaurant owner(s)
- General manager
- Operations director
- Anyone needing full control
When to Use Member
Assign Member role to:
- Kitchen managers
- Shift supervisors
- Marketing coordinators
- Front of house managers
- Anyone who manages menu day-to-day
Multiple Owners
Benefits
Multiple owners provide:
- Backup access
- Shared responsibility
- Coverage during absence
Considerations
- All owners can change settings
- All owners can manage team
- Consider limiting for security
Recommendation
2-3 owners maximum:
- Primary owner
- Backup owner
- Optional: Regional manager
Changing Roles
Promote to Owner
- Go to Settings > Team
- Click on the member
- Change role to Owner
- Confirm the change
They immediately get full access.
Demote from Owner
- Must have at least one other owner
- Click on the owner
- Change role to Member
- Confirm the change
Their access reduces immediately.
Role Best Practices
Security
- Limit owners - Only essential personnel
- Regular audits - Review roles quarterly
- Remove promptly - When staff depart
- Appropriate access - Match role to responsibility
Operations
- Document roles - Who has what access
- Train on responsibilities - What each role should do
- Cover absences - Ensure backup access
- Review activity - Monitor for issues
Future Roles
Coming soon:
- Viewer - Read-only access
- Custom Roles - Build your own permissions
- Location Admin - Full access to specific location only
Contact support for enterprise custom role needs.
Last updated on