Managing Workspace Admin Roles | Haystack Help Center

Haystack supports a number of admin roles to make managing your workspace easy. You can assign admin roles as needed to your team—keep in mind, a person can be assigned multiple admin roles if needed.

Admin role types.

In your Admin Console you'll find the following admin roles available to you:

Admin Role	Permissions
Workspace Admin*	Access Workspace Insights Add, Edit, and Remove Users Manage Admin Roles Create and Manage Groups Create and Manage Resources Draft, Manage, and Publish Posts Draft, Manage, and Publish Events Manage Company and Workspace Settings Manage Member Permissions Roles Send Email and Slack Notifications
People Admin	Access Workspace Insights Add, Edit, Remove Users Send Email Invites and Reminders
Resources Admin**	Access Workspace Insights Create and Manage Resources Verify and Feature Resources
Recognition Admin**	Manage Badges Manage Company Values Send Email Notifications
Post Admin**	Access Workspace Insights Draft, Manage, and Publish Posts Send Email and Slack Post Notifications
Group Admin*	Access Workspace Insights Create and Manage Groups
Access Control Admin	Access Workspace Insights Manage Admin Roles Manage Member Permissions Roles
Events Admin**	Access Workspace Insights Draft, Manage, and Publish Events Send Email and Slack Event Notifications

* Workspace Admins and Group Admins can access and manage all open and private groups, including those in which they're not a member
** Resources Admins, Recognition Admins, Posts Admins, and Event Admins can only manage content in open groups and private groups in which they're a member.
**Recognition Admins can access the admin console pages specifically for the ability to add/edit/create badges and shoutouts

Assigning admin roles.

1. Click the account dropdown arrow in the top right corner of your screen and select Admin Console.

2. In the menu on the left, select Manage Roles.

3. Click the three-dot button next to the role you'd like to assign and select Manage Members.

4. Use the search bar at the top of the Manager Role Members window. Select the team member who you'd like to assign the role. You're welcome to add as many team members as needed to each role.

Revoking admin roles.

1. Click the account dropdown arrow in the top right corner of your screen and select Workspace Settings.

2. In the menu on the left, select Manage Roles.

3. Click the three-dot button next to the role you'd like to revoke and select Manage Members.

4. One the Manager Role Members click the three-dot button next to the user whose permissions you'd like to revoke and select Remove. This will immediate remove the users' admin permissions.