User Management

User Roles and Permissions

Permission	User	Admin	Super Admin
VIEW ALL DATA
View & explore public Data Models (frontend)	✓	✓	✓
View private Data Models (frontend / API)	—	—	✓
Download public datasets	✓	✓	✓
Download private datasets	—	✓	✓
DATA MANAGEMENT
Upload vector / raster / reference files	—	✓	✓
Edit dataset metadata and JSON configuration	—	✓	✓
Delete datasets	—	—	✓
Add / edit Data Models	—	✓	✓
Set Data Model is_public flag	—	—	✓
Add / edit Scenarios and Scenario Files	—	✓	✓
Publish / unpublish datasets (is_approved)	—	—	✓
USER MANAGEMENT
Create / edit / delete user accounts	—	—	✓

How roles map to Django flags

Django flags	Role
is_staff = False, is_superuser = False	Standard User — frontend only, no admin access.
is_staff = True, is_superuser = False	Admin — can access admin, manage their own datasets and scenarios. Cannot manage users or publish datasets.
is_staff = True, is_superuser = True	Super Admin — bypasses all permission checks. Full access to everything.

Creating a New User

1. Go to Authentication and Authorization → Users → + Add User.
2. Enter a username and password, then click Save and continue editing.
3. Fill in personal information (first name, last name, email).
4. Set the appropriate permission level (see the role table below). Click Save.

Setting a User's Role

Checkbox	Effect
Active (checked)	Account is active. Uncheck to disable without deleting.
Staff status (checked)	Grants access to the Django Admin. Required for Admin and Super Admin roles.
Superuser status (checked)	Full unrestricted access. Required for Super Admin role.

• Standard User: Leave both unchecked.
• Admin: Check Staff status only. Optionally assign specific model-level permissions.
• Super Admin: Check both Staff status and Superuser status.

Assigning Specific Permissions to Admin Users

In the User Permissions multi-select, grant:

• datasets | data model | Can add/change/view data model
• datasets | vector dataset | Can add/change/view vector dataset
• datasets | vector file | Can add/change/view vector file
• datasets | raster dataset | Can add/change/view raster dataset
• datasets | reference dataset | Can add/change/view reference dataset
• datasets | scenario | Can add/change/view scenario
• datasets | scenario file | Can add/change/view scenario file

note

Super Admin accounts bypass all granular permission checks. Specific permissions only need to be set for staff-level Admin accounts.

Editing and Deactivating Users

Go to Authentication and Authorization → Users and click a username to edit. To deactivate without deleting, uncheck the Active checkbox and click Save.