You can view your current users, add new users and customize permissions in Settings > Users.
Adding new users
To add a new user, click Invite new user:
Enter their email address and set their permissions by unchecking the "Full access" box. Learn more about permissions here.
Then click "Invite user". The user will then receive an email with further instructions. Learn more about the next steps here.
You will see their invitation in the "Invited users" box, as well as an indication of when the invitation will expire:
If the invitation expires, you can reinvite the user from the same panel.
Managing existing users
To edit permissions of an existing user, click the edit icon beside their name, then uncheck the "Full access" box:
To delete a user, click on the trash can icon next to the user's name. They will no longer be able to log into Inventory Planner, but their name and email address will be maintained on historic records.
Permissions
Permissions control what parts of Inventory Planner each user can access.
When you invite a user, you will have the option to select which permissions they have. "Full access" is selected by default, but unchecking the box will give you the ability to set more granular permissions:
Assigning a user a permission set grants them full access to that feature, allowing them to view and edit data any data within that feature.
Below is a list of what each permission controls:
Permission | Access |
Full access | All features: Overview, Replenishment, Edit forecast, Catalog, Stock orders, Overstock, Open-to-Buy, Wholesale, managing users, billing, settings |
Overview | Overview |
Replenishment | Replenishment
Edit forecast
Catalog
Compare warehouses
|
Purchase orders | Stock orders
Wholesale (if enabled)
Imports
Email addresses
Note that the purchase orders permission set is required to send any emails from the Inventory Planner. |
Open-to-Buy | Open-to-Buy
|
Overstock | Overstock
|
Inventory KPIs | Reports
|
Modify shared presets | Must be combined with other permissions which grant access to reports |
Note that all users have access to the Sync functionality regardless of permissions.
Removing permissions
You can remove permissions by going to Settings > Users, then clicking the edit icon beside their name.
If you need to remove all permissions for a staff member, Inventory Planner recommends deleting the user.