Recommended Secure Project-Level Permissions

Version 1.0 | Updated 2026-07-01

This guide defines Laser AI recommended secure default permissions for project-level roles. Use it to review the configured role matrix and identify deviations from the approved baseline.

 

Version and change history

 Version

 Change date

 Change summary

1.0

2026-07-01

Initial publication of the recommended secure project-level permission baseline.





Recommended secure baseline

Project-level roles are configured independently from organization-level roles.

 Permission

 Description

Manager

Senior
Researcher

Researcher

Librarian

Visitor

Can have tasks

Allows users to receive assigned project tasks.

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can upload PDF

Allows users to upload PDF documents to the project. Upload can be done through the References page or My Task page. 

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Can setup screening instructions

Allows users to define the initial instructions used for reference screening.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can update screening instructions

Allows users to modify existing reference-screening instructions.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can setup data extraction form

Allows users to create and configure the project's data extraction form.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can establish test study

Allows users to configure the pilot phase. Feature currently not available. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can establish QA

Allows users to configure the project's quality-assurance process at the Data extraction stage.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can manage conflict resolution settings

Allows users to configure how screening conflicts are handled. Can select from automatic or manual options. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can access stage statistics

Allows users to view aggregate team progress and individual progress of other team members.

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Can access the list of all references

Allows users to view the complete list of references in the project.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Can edit bibliographical data

Allows users to edit citation and bibliographic metadata for project references. Access to the Reference page is required. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Can mark duplicates and remove references

Allows users to manually mark duplicate records and remove references from the project, and reverse these actions. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Can overwrite screening decision

Allows users to replace recorded screening decisions and their associated tags. Access to the Reference page is required. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can assign/overwrite screening tags

Allows users to assign new screening tags or replace existing screening tags.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Has access to data cleaning module

Allows users to open and use the data-cleaning module.This includes overwriting extraction results completed by other team members. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Has access to reference details log

Allows users to view the reference-level activity log. 

Access to the Reference page is required. 

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can export project results

Allows users to export results produced within the project: Extracted data and screening decisions with assigned tags and comments.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Enabled

Can view partial (unsent) decisions

Allows users to view screening decisions that have not yet been submitted by other team members. Access to the stage dashboard is required.

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can manage unassigned PDFs

Allows users to review and manage PDFs that were not automatically linked to the reference. PDFs can be linked manually or removed. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Can access project dashboard

Allows users to view the project-level dashboard.

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Can access stage dashboard

Allows users to view the stage-level dashboard. Access to the dashboard is required for permissions related to stage setup and preview of the progress and metrics..

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

Can view final (sent) decisions

Allows users to view submitted, final screening decisions with the name of the decision holder. 

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Can edit project details

Allows users to edit the project's descriptive details and due date.

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can resolve conflicts

Allows users to resolve conflicts between researchers' screening decisions. 

Enabled

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can see model scores on project references list

Allows users to view model-generated scores in the project's reference list.

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can see model scores during reference screening

Allows users to view model-generated scores on My tasks lists (Title and abstract stage).

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can manage reference uploads

Allows users to upload, remove, rename reference batches or trigger automatic reference deduplication. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Can manage project team

Allows users to add, remove or change project roles of other team members. 

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can manage tasks distribution

Allows users to configure project distribution. Set distribution type and select users who will receive work. 

Enabled

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Can manage PDF retrieval

Allows users to claim records for manual PDF retrieval, unassign themselves or other team members. 

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Enabled

Disabled

Can view metrics

Allows users to view project metrics like team average screening and extraction time, AI acceptance rate of extraction suggestions , and predictions of included relevant references.  

Enabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled

Disabled


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