Organization permissions
Organization permissions grant access to different areas of the Shopify admin to manage organization-level tasks, including changes to stores where those users don't have store permissions.
You can assign organization permissions to roles with the Organization role category. Learn more about role categories.
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Description of organization role permissions
You can assign the following organization permissions to a role in the Organization role category.
Stores
The Stores organization permission allows users to manage the stores in your organization. A user role with this permission can create new stores and approve any additional plan fees that might be needed for the store.
For example, if you create a store that isn’t covered by your contract, then a user with an organization role with the Stores organization permission can approve the fee for the new store.
This permission doesn't allow users to approve the following fees:
- Contract fees
- App fees
Business entities
The Business entities organization permission allows users to access business entities for your organization. This permission contains the following granular permissions:
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| View | This permission allows users to view business entity details. Sensitive information, such as government identification, is hidden. |
| View > View sensitive information | This permission allows users to view sensitive information for business entities, such as government identification numbers and documents.
This is a sensitive permission. |
| Edit | This permission allows users to edit business entity details. |
| Add | This permission allows users to add new business entities. |
Billing
The Billing organization permission allows users to view bills and billing preferences for the organization, including payment methods.
| Permission | Description |
|---|---|
| View bills and preferences, including payment methods | This permission allows users to review view past and upcoming bills, export bills, and view the information on the Billing page of your Shopify admin. |
| Pay bills and edit preferences, including payment method | This permission allows users to review view past and upcoming bills, export bills, authorize and retry failed bill payments, and change the information on the Billing page of your Shopify admin. |
Analytics overview
The Analytics overview organization permission allows users to view sales and order data. A user with this permission can perform the following tasks:
- View sales and order data for all stores in the organization.
- View sales and order data for specific stores.
- Access detailed reports from within a store's Shopify admin.
User with this permission can view aggregate data for all stores across an organization in the Shopify admin. To view detailed reports in a store's Shopify admin, the user role must have the Reports store permission for that store.
Feature test drives
The Feature test drives organization permission allows users to access and manage feature test drives. Learn more about feature test drives.