Company administrators can control how far managers can view employee contracts down the reporting hierarchy.
How the Manager Contract Viewing scope works
Manager Contract Viewing Scope provides hierarchy-based access to employee contracts. The setting uses one company-wide value that applies to all managers.
Access follows the reporting hierarchy from the manager down to employees.
Access does not move upwards through the reporting hierarchy.
Managers do not need a contract capability or contract security profile to receive access through the configured reporting scope.
Contract attachments follow the same access decision as the contract record.
Capability-based access and hierarchy-based access operate independently.
Administrators cannot assign different viewing scope values to individual managers.
Choose a viewing scope
The Manager Contract Viewing Scope can be setup by navigating to: Administration > General > General Setup > Configuration.
The setting provides these options:
Direct - Direct reports only.
Direct and second level - Direct reports and employees who report to those direct reports.
Direct and Indirect - Everyone below the manager in the reporting hierarchy. This access moves down the hierarchy, not up.
None - No additional access through the reporting hierarchy and is the default value.
Frequently asked questions
Does the setting apply to Recruitment contracts and Internal Contract module contracts? +
Yes. The setting applies to all contracts displayed within the user profile.
Does the setting apply to General and Onboarding user profiles? +
Yes. The setting applies to all user profiles.
Can different managers have different viewing scopes? +
No. The setting is one company-wide value and applies to all managers.
Can a manager without a Contract security profile view contracts? +
Yes. When the feature is enabled and the configured reporting scope includes the employee, hierarchy-based access does not require a contract capability or Contract security profile.
What happens when the feature is disabled? +
The Manager Contract Viewing Scope setting has no effect. Access follows capability-based behaviour.