Roles and Admin Access

Autodesk Construction Cloud uses a role-based access model to control what members can see and do within a project. Foreman lets you view and manage these role assignments across your projects.

ACC roles

Roles in ACC determine a member's permissions within a specific project. The most common roles include:

Project admin vs account admin

It is important to understand the distinction between these two levels of administrative access:

Project Admin

• Scoped to a single project.
• Can manage members, roles, and settings within that project.
• Can configure folder permissions and document workflows.
• Cannot affect other projects or account-level settings.

Account Admin

• Scoped to the entire ACC account (hub).
• Can create and manage all projects within the account.
• Can add and remove members at the account level.
• Controls billing, account settings, and global configurations.

In Foreman, the Admin Access toggle on a project member controls whether they have project-level admin privileges. Account-level admin access is managed through the ACC admin console.

How roles affect permissions

Roles determine what actions a member can perform:

• File access -- Roles like Document Manager grant broader file and folder permissions, while Project Member access depends on folder-level sharing.
• Member management -- Only Project Admins and Account Admins can add or remove members from a project.
• Settings -- Project configuration (naming conventions, workflows, etc.) is restricted to admin roles.
• Module access -- Some ACC modules (Cost, Schedule, etc.) may restrict access based on role assignments.

See also

• Adding Members to a Project
• Using the Role Finder
• Cross-Project Member Audit