User roles and permissions

When adding user account access to your company or properties, a role can be selected to adjust what information and tools are available to that user on the website and mobile app.

User role summary

Admin

The Admin user has access to all tools and information for your company or properties. They have the ability to add additional users.

Technician

The Technician user has access to all tools and information necessary for creating and editing properties.

Endorsed Technician

The “Endorsed Technician” user-type is a grouping designation to which different settings can be applied. The permissions are otherwise identical to the Technician user-type.

Typically this grouping is used by listing employees that work for the billing company as “Technicians” and listing outside independent contractors as “Endorsed Technicians.”

View the designated tools and views which are available to Technician-type users in the permission tables below.

Billing Manager

The Billing Manager role is able to view all information and run reports for your company and properties. They are not able to edit property device programming.

Property Operator

The Property Operator role is able to view property information. They are not able to edit any property information.

Other Roles

Accountant

The Accountant user role has access to your company payments and billing information.

Developer

The Developer user role has all permissions and is recommended for use with accounts used to authorize API integrations.

Detailed company-level permissions

Company-level permissions by role
Permission Admin Developer Technician Accountant Billing Manager Property Operator
Dashboard access X X X X X X
Education Access X X X X X X
Property List
View/Filter Properties X X X X X X
Create New Property X X X X
Upload New Property X X X X
Reports
View Summary-Type Reports X X X X X
View Company Reports X X X X X
Edit Reports X X X X X
Unlock a Locked Company Report X X
Schedule a Report and Add Contacts X X X X X
Create Property Report X X X X X
Create Personal Reports X X X X X X
Alerts
View Portfolio Alert Summary X X X X X
Edit Alert Defaults X X X X X
Apply Alert Changes X X X X X
Users
View Users and Status X
Add or Remove User X
API
View API Documentation X X
View and Edit FTP Information X X
Billing
View Invoices X X X
Add Billing Email Contacts X X X
Enter Payment Information X X X
Direct Connect
Directly Connect to Device (301) X X X X X X
Edit Device Configuration X X X X X X

Detailed property-level permissions

Property-level permissions by role
Permission Admin Developer Technician Accountant Billing Manager Property Operator
Details
View Property Map and Details X X X X X
Edit Property and Contact Info X X X
Mark Installation as Complete X X X X
Make Comments and Upload Files X X X X X X
Delete Files and Comments X X X
View Charts X X X X X X
Equipment
View Unit Usage X X X X X X
Edit Unit Programming X X X
Program
View Program Page X X X X X X
Edit Unit Programming X X
Reports
View Company Reports X X X X X X
Edit Reports X X X X
Create Company Reports X X X
Create Property Reports X X X X
Create Personal Reports X X X X X X
Alerts
View Open Alerts X X X X X X
Dismiss Alerts X X X X
Edit Alert Configuration X X X X
View Live Feed X X X X X
Users
View Users and Status X
Add or Remove User X
Settings
View Meter-Type Summary X X X X X X
Edit Check-In Interval X X X X

Due to updated regulations and product improvements, Next Meters reserves the right to change the product specifications without notice.