How Permissions Work
In Nautical, staff member access is controlled according to the following components:
- Permission groups: Staff members are categorized into roles by permission groups. A staff member's permissions are the combined permissions from the permission groups they belong to.
- Permissions: Permission groups are assigned a set of individual permissions that outline what a user can do within Nautical.
- Seller account: Each staff member is linked to a specific seller account, which defines their access scope. The seller account specifies which data the staff member can view and manage, ensuring separation between sellers.
Seller staff permissions
The following diagram illustrates the permissions structure for seller staff members within Nautical. Each staff member is assigned to a seller account, in this case, Acme Corp., and is a member of a specific permission group, Seller Admin.
This group defines their access within the platform, allowing them to manage only the data related to their products, inventory, and orders, ensuring that information remains exclusive to their seller account.
Seller staff members cannot access data owned by other sellers. However, they have visibility into certain shared resources added by the marketplace operator, such as warehouses, shipping zones, and product types.
Marketplace staff permissions
The following diagram illustrates the permissions structure for marketplace operator staff within Nautical. Marketplace staff members are assigned to seller #1, in this case, Marketplace Inc. Their permission group includes the "Manage marketplace" permission, which allows them to manage sellers and oversee all products and orders universally.
The role of seller #1
Seller #1 is the primary seller and operator of the marketplace. All marketplace operator staff should be added under seller #1. It's distinguished from other sellers and recognized as the marketplace for objects like product types and warehouses that should be open to other sellers.
Find the marketplace seller at https://{dashboardPath}/sellers/U2VsbGVyOjE=, replacing {dashboardPath} with your specific Dashboard URL.