Role-based vs. user-based permissions

Sage Intacct supports both user-based and role-based permission management. In most cases, role-based permissions offer a more flexible, scalable approach.

Comparison

In most cases, role-based permissions are recommended.

Role-based	User-based
Assign permissions to roles Assign roles to users Reuse roles for similar users Can stack roles: combine multiple roles for a user	Assign permissions to each user Individual management of permissions can be slow and error-prone
Adjust permissions via the role - affects all users within that role	Adjust permissions for each user
Role assignment is copied when a user is duplicated	User permissions are not copied when a user is duplicated