Report Viewer Role
What is the Report-Viewer Role?
The Report-Viewer role is a dedicated user role in Sofy designed to streamline access control and enhance security. It allows designated users to access only the Reports section of Sofy, while restricting their visibility and permissions in all other areas of the platform.
This role is ideal for:
- External auditors or third-party stakeholders who need visibility into test execution data.
- Team members focused solely on reviewing results, without interacting with test cases, devices, or configurations.
- Organizations with strict data segregation and access policies.
Key Benefits
Enhanced security: Ensures reporting-only users cannot view or modify tests, devices, app builds, or account settings.
Simplified access control: Clearly separates reporting privileges from other user roles.
Ease of compliance: Helps meet internal security standards and third-party auditing requirements.
Permissions for Report-Viewer Users
Section | Access Level |
Reports | All reports detailing Schedule Executions |
Test Cases | No access |
Device Lab | No access |
App Manager | No access |
Settings & Integrations | Limited to the user profile (username/password) |
Test Execution | No access |
How to Add a Report-Viewer User
Admins can invite Report-Viewer users as follows:
- Navigate to Account → Users → Add User.
- Enter the user’s email and display name.
- Select Report-Viewer as their role.
- Send the invite.
- Once accepted, the user will have access strictly to the Reports section.
Common Questions
Q: Can a Report-Viewer user accidentally modify or delete data?
No — they have view-only access to reports and cannot modify tests, devices, builds, or settings.
Q: Can Report-Viewer users see real-time device usage or live sessions?
No — they are limited to completed reports.
Q: Can we assign this role to existing users?
Yes — simply edit the user’s role under Account → Users and select Report-Viewer.
