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Roles and actions: who can do what

Find the authority, authentication and review conditions for a task, with links to the working procedure.

Review edition · 25 October 2026 · For Owner, Author, Reviewer, Supervisor, Operator, Viewer

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Use this reference for the real site. Or means either role is sufficient for the named action. Plus means the same person needs both the role and the additional authority. A requirement for another person is stated separately. Accounts grants and the local site assignment must both allow the role.

Recent authentication means completing the Accounts second factor within the last five minutes. Ordinary sign-in checks still apply to the other rows. Current site state, commercial admission, record revisions and any active holds can also refuse an otherwise permitted action.

Choose the task and authority

Task Who Additional conditions Related guide
Set up the site; change people or stations Owner Recent authentication for initial setup, assignment changes, station enrolment or retirement. Arrange affected physical work first. Procedure
Create or edit a procedure definition Author Save the intended revision. A Reviewer who also edits needs Author authority for definition changes. Procedure
Save or retire expected examples Author or Reviewer Changing an existing example needs a reason; expectations must come from the intended method. Procedure
Lock a revision and run verification Author or Reviewer Locks the exact saved revision. Publication needs the latest passing proof against current examples and runtime. Procedure
Publish a procedure Reviewer Recent authentication. The revision author or candidate locker needs a recorded self-approval reason where permitted; additional enrolled review controls still apply. Procedure
Assign or retire a release Reviewer Recent authentication. Assignment selects future issuance; retirement preserves eligible existing work. Procedure
Withdraw a release Reviewer Recent authentication and reason. Withdrawal also stops execution and requires affected-work disposition. Procedure
Import unit data and issue a batch Supervisor Review source identities, revisions and the issue preview. Issuance prepares attempts; it records no physical start. Procedure
Claim, record evidence, pause or complete station work Operator An active enrolled station session and current attempt control are required. Supervisor authority alone does not open Station. Procedure
Transfer unfinished work Supervisor Recent authentication, reason and a current destination session belonging to an Operator. The attempt must be transferable; tool-readiness work can require a new claim instead. Procedure
Give a required supervisor attestation Supervisor Recent authentication. Submit after the step's other required evidence. Use a different person from the claimant unless the frozen requirement explicitly permits the same actor. Procedure
Resolve a hold Supervisor Recent authentication and a remedy offered for that specific hold. A release or source barrier can require replacement or cancellation. Procedure
Correct accepted evidence; replace or authorise rework Supervisor Recent authentication. Review what stops counting and repeat the required affected work; earlier completion remains retained. Procedure
Add a later qualification to a completion Supervisor Recent authentication and a meaningful note. This accompanies the retained completion rather than rewriting its original evidence. Procedure
Read Work and retained History Supervisor or Viewer Keep unit, source revision, traveller and attempt identities distinct. Procedure
Request a reference PDF Operator or Supervisor or Viewer A permitted attempt is required. The document is a reference snapshot; check live execution state. Procedure
Read completion JSON or PDF Supervisor or Viewer Use the exact completion and its later qualifications. Procedure
Prepare evidence ZIP or history CSV Supervisor Recent authentication; the selected export kind and current access are rechecked. Procedure
Prepare and download the complete site export Owner or Supervisor Recent authentication for preparation and download. This gives Owner a specific export exception. Procedure
Close the site Owner Recent authentication. Retain the agreed records and arrange operational disposition; Accounts subscription changes are separate. Procedure
Register a ToolCustody reference for required steps Owner Recent authentication, current signed source permission, exact site, grant and hash. Authoring and operational checks remain separate. Procedure

Arrange a real handover

For a shift covering authoring, review and execution, assign the working roles deliberately. One person can hold several roles where permitted, but a second role does not satisfy an enforced different-person attestation or enrolled review requirement. Give the next person the exact unit and attempt, last accepted evidence, active hold and original uncertain command. Follow the worked shift to separate the physical handover from the recorded transfer.