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Portfolio Planning - User Permissions

Bid Board/Portfolio Planning

Learn which user permissions are required to take the described actions in this tool.

 Important

Some actions that impact this tool are done in other Procore tools. See the User Permissions Matrix for the full list of actions taken in all other tools.

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 Permissions

   The action is available on Procore's Web, iOS, and/or Android application. Click to view the article.

icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users can take the action with this permission level.

icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users can take this action with this permission level AND one or more additional requirements, like granular permissions.

What granular permissions are available for the company's Bid Board tool?

Action

None Read Only Standard Admin Notes

Add a Bid Board Project to the Portfolio Tool

 Web

      icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with the 'Create New Projects' privilege in Procore can also add projects to the Portfolio tool. See Allow Users to Create New Projects.

Add a Change Order for an Estimate

 Web

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Add an Estimate

 Web

  icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.

Add and Manage Internal Notes in a Bid Board Project

 Web

 

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  • Can Manage Notes and Tasks
icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.
 

Add and Manage Tasks in a Bid Board Project

 Web

 

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  • Can Manage Notes and Tasks
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Add Inclusions and Exclusions

 Web

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Add Items to a Cost Catalog from Estimating

 Web

      icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users also need 'Standard' level permissions or higher to the Company level Cost Catalog tool.

Add Takeoffs

 Web

  icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.

Apply a Template in the Bid Board Tool

 Web

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Assign a Budget Code from an Estimate

 Web

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Configure Bid Board Tool Settings

 Web

      icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with Admin level permissions to the company's Admin tool manage additional settings in the company's Admin tool.

Configure Settings for an Estimate in the Estimating Tab

Web

   

 

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Copy a Group to Another Project

 Web

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Copy or Move a Group to Another Estimate

 Web

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Copy a Takeoff Group

 Web

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Copy a Takeoff Layer

 Web

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Create a Project in the Bid Board

 Web

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Create a Purchase Order from an Estimate

 Web

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Delete a Project on the Bid Board

 Web

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Delete Documents from a Bid Board Project

 Web

 

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  • Can Manage Documents
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Delete a a Takeoff Group

 Web

  icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.

Delete Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Download Documents from a Bid Board Project

 Web

  icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.
 

Edit a Bid Board Project

 Web

 

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  • Can Edit Project Details
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Edit a Bid Proposal with the Proposal Builder

 Web

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Edit an Estimate

 Web

  icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.

Edit Project Stages on the Bid Board

 Web

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Expand or Collapse Takeoff Groups

 Web

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Export a Bid Proposal

 Web

 

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  • Can Export Estimate and Documents
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Export an Estimate

 Web

 

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  • Can Export Estimate and Documents
icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.
 

Export the Bid Board List View

 Web

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Generate Bid Estimates

 Web

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Lock and Unlock Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Manage Bids from the Bid Board

 Web

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Manage Inclusion and Exclusion Libraries

 Web

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Merge Estimates

 Web

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Move a Group of Takeoff Layers to a New Estimate

 Web

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Move a Group of Takeoff Layers to a New Group

 Web

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Rename a Takeoff Group

 Web

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Respond to a Bid from the Bid Board

 Web

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Run Automated Area Takeoffs

 Web

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Search for and Filter Projects on the Bid Board

 Web

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Set a Bid Board Project as a Template

 Web

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Set the Drawing Scale for Takeoffs

 Web

  icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.

Show or Hide Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Split Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Submit a Bid Proposal

 Web

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Upload Documents to a Bid Board Project

 Web

  icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users with 'Read Only' level permissions can only access projects for which they are the assigned 'Estimator'.
 

View an Estimate

 Web

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View Any Bid Board Project

 Web

 

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  • Can Access Projects for all Users

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  • Can Access Projects for all Users
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View Bid Board Projects as the Assigned 'Estimator'

 Web

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Free Procore Accounts

Limited Release
Free Procore accounts are currently only available in the United States and Canada.

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 Permissions

   The action is available on Procore's Web, iOS, and/or Android application. Click to view the tutorial.

icon-mindtouch-table-check.png Users can take the action with this permission level.

How do permissions work for free Procore accounts? 

Action None Member Team Administrator System Administrator Notes

Add an Estimate

 Web

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Add Takeoffs

 Web

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Apply a Template in the Bid Board Tool

 Web

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Configure Settings for an Estimate in the Estimating Tab

Web

 

 

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Copy a Takeoff Group

 Web

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Copy Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Create a Project in the Bid Board

 Web

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Delete a Takeoff Group

 Web

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Delete Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Delete a Project on the Bid Board

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Edit Project Stages on the Bid Board

 Web

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Edit an Estimate

 Web

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Expand or Collapse Takeoff Groups

 Web

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Export a Bid Proposal

 Web

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Export an Estimate

 Web

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Export the Bid Board List View

 Web

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Generate Bid Estimates

 Web

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Lock and Unlock Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Manage Bids from the Bid Board

 Web

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Move a Takeoff Layer to a New Group

 Web

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Rename a Takeoff Group

 Web

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Respond to a Bid from the Bid Board

 Web

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Set a Bid Board Project as a Template

 Web

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Set the Drawing Scale for Takeoffs

 Web

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Show or Hide Takeoff Layers

 Web

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Submit a Bid Proposal

 Web

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Upload Documents to a Bid Board Project

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View an Estimate

 Web

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View Bid Board Projects

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