Restricting / allowing changes to client and contact details

You may wish to change the configuration to control which security groups can edit client and contact details; including their address information.

 There are separate task permissions to control these changes.

To check the security group the employee is a member of select Maintenance > Maintenance Map >Security > Employee Group Security and then search for the employee by surname to see which security group they are a member of. For more information, see Employee group security.

To restrict/allow changes to client details

Note: Deselecting this option will stop users from changing phone numbers as well as details under Extras, Associations, Billing Groups etc but not under the Responsibility tab .


  1. Select Maintenance >  Maintenance MapSecurity > Task Permissions on the main menu. The Maintenance Task Permissions page opens.

  2. Select the Product - Central from the drop-down.

  3. Select the Group (security group) from the drop-down that you want to set up the task permissions for.

  4. Under Group Description, click plus.png  against Client to list the permissions for that area. The list expands and displays a checkbox in the Allow column.

    Select the checkbox in the Allow column to give permission to a task.

    Deselect the checkbox in the Allow column if you do not want to give permission for the task (or click Toggle group on/off toggle.png on the Tasks bar).

  5. Select/deselect the checkbox for #Client #Can Modify Details.
    Client modify details.png

  6. Click OK to save the changes

  7. Close and re-open AE/AO for the changes to take effect. 

To restrict/allow changes to contact details

Note: Deselecting this option will stop users from changing phone numbers as well as details under Extras and Associations but not under the Responsibility tab .

  1. Select Maintenance >  Maintenance MapSecurity > Task Permissions on the main menu. The Maintenance Task Permissions page opens.

  2. Select the Product - Central from the drop-down.

  3. Select the Group (security group) from the drop-down that you want to set up the task permissions for.

  4. Under Group Description, click plus.png  against Contact to list the permissions for that area. The list expands and displays a checkbox in the Allow column.

    Select the checkbox in the Allow column to give permission to a task.

    Deselect the checkbox in the Allow column if you do not want to give permission for the task (or click Toggle group on/off toggle.png on the Tasks bar).

  5. Select/deselect the checkbox for #Contact #Can Modify Details.
    Contact task permissions.png

  6. Click OK to save the changes

  7. Close and re-open AE/AO for the changes to take effect. 

To restrict/allow changes to address details
  1. Select Maintenance >  Maintenance MapSecurity > Task Permissions on the main menu. The Maintenance Task Permissions page opens.

  2. Select the Product - Central from the drop-down.

  3. Select the Group (security group) from the drop-down that you want to set up the task permissions for.

  4. Under Group Description, click plus.png  against Other to list the permissions for that area. The list expands and displays a checkbox in the Allow column.

    Select the checkbox in the Allow column to give permission to a task.

    Deselect the checkbox in the Allow column if you do not want to give permission for the task (or click Toggle group on/off toggle.png on the Tasks bar).

  5. Select/deselect the checkbox for #Address #Can Add.
    Select/deselect the checkbox for #Address #Can Delete.
    Select/deselect the checkbox for #Address #Can Modify.
    address changes.png

  6. Click OK to save the changes

  7. Close and re-open AE/AO for the changes to take effect.