> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.uplifter-curling.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# What are access levels?

> The five starter roles a curling club gets, how permissions add up, and how to create your own.

<Note>
  **Must know**

  * Permissions **add up**. Someone holding two access levels gets the total of both — "picking more never takes access away", unlike the CCM/Joomla groups where a Deny could remove a screen.
  * Members need no access level at all. As the page says: "Members get their own area (profile, registrations, results, subbing) just by being a member — there is no role to assign for it."
  * The admin sidebar and the ⌘K palette follow the access level: each person sees only the pages their permissions open (a Treasurer sees no Website or Settings, for example). Full access sees everything your club has enabled.
  * Built-in access levels can be renamed and re-permissioned but not deleted; a custom one can be deleted only once nobody holds it.
</Note>

**Settings → Access Levels** is where your club decides what each kind of administrator may do — "no support ticket required". Every club starts with five built-in levels:

| Access level | Scope | Meant for |
| - | - | - |
| **Curling Administrator** | whole club, **Full access** | the club manager; can do everything |
| **Curling League Admin** | **Named leagues only** | a convenor running specific leagues (teams, draws, results, roster, email) |
| **Curling Communications** | whole club | newsletters, announcements, the website; the roster and email-list club reports |
| **Treasurer** | whole club | invoices, payments, refunds, every club report |
| **Volunteer Coordinator** | whole club | volunteer roles, shifts, hours approval; the volunteer and roster club reports |

The first three mirror CCM's groups. Treasurer and Volunteer Coordinator are new: CCM clubs handed out full administrator rights for those jobs because there was nowhere else to put them.

Each card shows its badges (**Built in**, **Named leagues only**, **Full access**), how many of the permissions it grants (or **Everything**) and who holds it (**Nobody holds this yet** or **\{n} staff members**).

To add your own, click **New access level**, give it a **Name** (the placeholder suggests "e.g. Bar Manager") and **Description**, and tick permissions by group — General, Members, Families, Training, Events, Coaching, Financials, Staff, Incidents, Communication, Volunteers, Website. **Limit to specific leagues** turns it into a per-league level like Curling League Admin (this switch locks once someone holds the level); **Full access to everything** makes it an administrator. Click **Save**.

Access levels are assigned per person on **Settings → Staff → (person) → Profile & Permissions**, and take effect the next time they sign in.

## Jobs that need a specific permission

Being on staff is not enough for these. The check is made by the server, so it holds even when someone follows a link straight to the page.

| Job | Needs | Starter levels that have it |
| - | - | - |
| Mark a store order fulfilled or cancelled | *Edit Financials* or *Financial Admin* | Curling Administrator, Treasurer |
| See the QuickBooks/Xero connection, mappings and sync log | *View Financials*, *Financial Admin* or *Edit Settings* | Curling Administrator, Treasurer |
| Connect, disconnect, re-map or sync QuickBooks/Xero | *Financial Admin* or *Edit Settings* | Curling Administrator |
| Add, remove or change the club's Uplifter payment card, or retry a failed subscription payment | *Edit Settings* | Curling Administrator |
| List the club's discount codes | any *Financials* permission | Curling Administrator, Treasurer |
| See draft and archived announcements | *View Communication* or *Send Communication* | all but Treasurer |
| See draft club policies | *View Settings* or *Edit Settings* | Curling Administrator |
| Open any member's receipt | *View Financials* or *Financial Admin* | Curling Administrator, Treasurer |
| Add or adjust broadcast credits | Uplifter only (superadmin) | none |

A treasurer can see the club's books but cannot manage the club's own Uplifter bill: that card pays for the club's subscription, not the club's revenue.

<Note>
  Uplifter support can preview your club as any role to help troubleshoot; every preview is logged. While a preview is on, an amber pill such as **Previewing as Treasurer · Exit preview** sits at the bottom of every page. It ends on **Exit preview**, on a club switch, or after 2 hours, and anything changed meanwhile is saved under the support person's own name. Club staff cannot start a preview.
</Note>

**Related:** [What is the club dashboard?](/club/get-set-up/what-is-the-club-dashboard) · [How do I make someone a League Manager?](/club/get-set-up/how-do-i-make-someone-a-league-manager) · [How do I invite a staff member?](/club/get-set-up/how-do-i-invite-a-staff-member) · [Who can see reports?](/club/reports/who-can-see-reports)


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