Managing WFM roles and permissions

Workforce management (WFM) roles and permissions let you define who can do what in your WFM account. Your account includes two standard roles by default, Admin and Agent, as well as any custom roles you create.


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You can manage workforce management roles by editing permissions, scopes, and assigned agents, or renaming roles. Custom roles can be deleted, but users assigned to deleted roles are reassigned to the standard agent role, which may have limited permissions. Admins cannot change their own roles to prevent loss of privileges. Standard admin and agent roles cannot be deleted.




Workforce management (WFM) roles and permissions let you define who can do what in your WFM
account. Your account includes two standard roles by default, Admin and Agent, as well as any
custom roles you create.
You can manage your roles by editing and deleting them.
This article contains the following topics:
Editing WFM roles
Deleting custom WFM roles


Related articles

Understanding WFM roles and permissions
Creating custom WFM roles and assigning users



Editing WFM roles

Admins can edit the standard WFM agent role and any custom roles. The standard WFM admin
role can’t be edited, except to be renamed.
To edit WFM roles

In Workforce management, click
People in the sidebar, then select Roles and permissions.
Find the role you want to edit.
Modify the permissions by toggling them on or off.

Use the search box to quickly search for a
permission.
See WFM permissions for more information.

Click the Scopes tab to change the teams, locations, or workstreams that users
assigned to the role can access.

Note: You cannot change your own role. To do so, you need to request assistance from
another user with admin permissions. This policy is in place to prevent the accidental
loss of admin privileges.


Click the Agents tab to reassign agents to the role. See Assigning users to a custom WFM role for more
information.
To change the role’s name, click the Actions menu, then select
Rename.
When you’re done making changes, click Save. Any changes you make are
immediately applied to all users assigned to the role. Users will see the changes to
their role when they refresh their browser or navigate to another page.





Deleting custom WFM roles

Admins can delete custom WFM roles. The standard WFM admin and agent roles can’t be
deleted.
Deleting a custom role can silently downgrade its users. Every agent assigned to
a deleted role is automatically reassigned to the standard WFM Agent role, which might have
limited permissions. Always reassign users to a new role before you delete the old one.
To delete a custom WFM role

In Workforce management, click
People in the sidebar, then select Roles and permissions.
Find the custom role you want to delete. Note that a lock icon appears next to the
standard WFM roles, which can’t be deleted.

Click the Actions menu, then select Delete.
Click Delete role to confirm your selection. The role is deleted. Any agents
assigned to the deleted role are reassigned to the standard WFM agent role.




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