Core Administration Permissions – JCurve Solutions

Core Administration Permissions is a feature that can be enabled for a role and gives the role access to a functionality that is currently only accessible to the standard Administrator role. You can use Core Administration Permissions to customize a role so that it behaves almost like the Administrator role, while also restricting access to other areas of NetSuite using role permissions and restrictions. For example, with Core Administration Permissions you can create a role specifically for an IT administrator who is responsible for the general administration of the system, but who should not have access to sensitive employee information.

By default, Core Administration Permissions is not assigned to any roles. Before you can assign the Core Administration Permissions to a role, you need to enable the Core Administration Permissions feature on the Enable Features page.

Differences Between Core Administration Permissions and Administrator Role

Although Core Administration Permissions is designed to behave like the standard Administrator role, the following table outlines some of the differences between these two roles.

Core Administration Permissions

Administrator Role

Searches

Can only view saved searches through the user interface
Can only view private and saved searches by entering an URL

Can view, edit, make inactive, and delete ALL saved searches, including:
- Shared searches, with or without the Allow Audience to Edit option enabled, whether or not they include the administrator as the audience
- Public searches, with or without the Allow Audience to Edit option enabled
- Private searches owned by users other than the administrator

Account administration

Cannot edit employees that are assigned the Administrator role
Cannot assign the Administrator role
Role with Core Administration Permissions assigned can be edited by users with non-administrator roles

Can edit employees that are assigned the Administrator or role
Can assign the Administrator role
Administrator role can only be edited by a user with an Administrator role

Contact Records

When the Advanced Employee Permissions feature is not enabled, any role using Core Administration Permissions must include the Lists > Employees permission when the Show Employees as Contacts box on the General Preferences page is checked
When the Advanced Employee Permissions feature is enabled, Show Employees as Contacts is not supported
For details, see Advanced Employee Permissions and Contact Records

Customizing or Creating a Role with Core Administration Permissions

Consider the following when you are customizing or creating a role with Core Administration permissions:

Use caution when assigning Core Administration Permissions to a role, because the role will become similar to the standard Administrator role in terms of exclusive administrative privileges.
When you assign Core Administration Permissions to a role, you should consider making two-factor authentication required for the role.

To enable Core Administration Permissions:

Log in using the Administrator role.
Go to Setup > Company > Setup Tasks > Enable Features.
On the Company subtab, under Access, check the Core Administration Permissions box.

You can assign Core Administration Permissions to any role, and then configure the role to restrict access to areas of NetSuite.

Note

To assign Core Administration Permissions to a role, you must be logged in using the Administrator role or a role with Core Administration Permissions and Manage Roles permissions assigned.

To assign Core Administration Permissions to a role: