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Permissions
The following are ways permissions that can grant a user can gain access to RDC data:
Resource Direct Cost (RDC) Data
The global permission .
| Permission Type | Permission Name | Description |
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| Global permission | Resource Direct Cost (RDC) Data |
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| users can review RDC data anywhere in Projector |
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| they have access to. Reports, dashboards, etc. | |
| global permission | Rate Card, RDC Rate Card and Dept/Title Administration |
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The global permission Rate Card, RDC Rate Card and Dept/Title Administration gives you access to the RDC Card Editor. From there you can infer RDC based on a resource's department and title.
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| users gain access to the RDC Card Editor where they can see the rate for each dept/title combination. | |
| global permission | View Project Margin |
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The global permission View Project Margin gives you access to margin and profitability on your dashboards and reports. RDC can be inferred based on margin, which is why I mention it here.
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| report runners and dashboard viewers can view margin. As margin calculations incorporate RDC in the equation, it is possible to infer RDC values based on the margin. | |
| stage permission | Project Managers can Edit RDC |
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| PMs can view RDC on the Role Rates Tab. |
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Users and Permissions
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| global permission | Users and Permissions |
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| can elevate their own or anyone else's permissions to view RDC data. | ||
| RDC Card Approvers | If you |
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| use subcontractor invoices, then your cost card approvers will be able to see hours worked and reimbursement amount. | ||
| Advanced Analytics | Like the Users and Permissions global permission, the advanced analytics is only mentioned here for the sake of completeness. Often the analytics module contains data such as profitability, margin, targets, and RDC rates. Make sure your AAM settings are effectively locking down access to RDC data. | |
Maintain Resources
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| The cost center permission Maintain Resources | does not give you access to RDC data. Although you can edit everything else about a resource, you cannot view or edit RDC data. | |
| Distributed Reports | Reports run by a user with RDC permissions that |
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| are distributed |
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| to other users can contain RDC data. Reports that |
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| are shared |
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| to other users may contain RDC fields, but the output will have RDC removed. |
Reports
Reports can be distributed from users with access to RDC to users who do not have access to RDC. Ensure that your users with RDC access understand the implications of this and guard that data wisely.
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