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| | This section is only relevant if you’re an MYOB Partner and don't use MYOB AE/AO. If you use MYOB AE/AO, you can change client restrictions in your desktop software. MYOB Practice will automatically sync those changes. |
If you’re an administrator, you can restrict staff access to client details stored in MYOB Practice. This will keep their details confidential to just the administrators in your practice, and selected staff members. Restricted clients are identified with a padlock icon in the Clients list.
 What will be restrictedIf a staff member doesn’t have access to a client, they won’t be able to: view the client's contact details, date of birth, or tax information. | UI Text Box |
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| The client won't appear in the staff member's Clients list. |
create or edit the portal that the client has been added to, even if the portal is shared with clients that the staff member does have access to. - publish or view documents sent to the client’s portal or uploaded by the client via their portal.
- create or view tasks for the client.
What won’t be restricted- The client’s MYOB Essentials or AccountRight file on the Transaction processing page if the staff member is set up as a user of their file.
- (Australia) Activity statements and tax forms.
- Debtor and WIP details for the client on the Practice page.
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| We’re currently working on the ability to also restrict the above client information. |
Add or remove client restrictionsFollow these steps to set up restrictions for a client.
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| - Click Clients in the sidebar.
- From the client list, select the client you want to restrict access for.
- Click Manage access.
- Choose who should have access to the client’s details:
- All staff: No restrictions will be applied. All staff in the practice will be able to view the client’s details.
- Specific staff: All administrators plus anyone you add in the Manage access window will have exclusive access to the client’s details.
- To give a non-administrator access to the client, click Add Staff.
You can search for a staff member, or select them from the list. Administrators aren’t listed because they can always access all clients, whether restricted or not. - To remove someone’s access, click the x next to their name.
- Click Save.
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| If you want to give staff access to a client who is currently unrestricted, follow the “To add or remove client restrictions” procedure above instead. |
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| - Click Settings in the sidebar.
- Click Staff in the settings menu.
- Select a non-administrator staff member (they will have a General role).
- Click Manage access.
- In the Manage access window, select the clients you want to give the staff member access to.
The list only includes clients who’ve already been restricted to administrators and specific staff. - To remove access to a restricted client, click the x next to the client’s name.
- Click Save.
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| When you add a staff member you can also select the restricted clients they should have access to. |
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