Predefined Roles

Every company in Rahal comes with three predefined roles that cover the most common organizational needs.

Overview

The Member role is designed for standard employees who need to book travel for themselves and their travelers.

Members can:

Members cannot:

New users who self-register are automatically assigned the Member role.

The Manager role is designed for team supervisors who need oversight of team travel activities.

Managers can do everything Members can, plus:

Managers cannot:

The Admin role has full access to company configuration and user management.

Category	Permissions
Dashboard	Access Company Dashboard
Company	Read Companies, Write Companies
Users	Read Users, Write Users, Delete Users
Roles	Read Company Roles, Write Company Roles, Delete Company Roles
Policies	Read Policies, Write Policies, Delete Policies
Budgets	Read Budgets, Write Budgets, Delete Budgets
Booking Requests	Read Booking Requests, Process Booking Requests, Update Booking Requests, Read User Booking Requests, Write User Booking Requests
Travelers	Read Travelers, Write Travelers
Passports	Read User Passports, Write User Passports
Delegations	Read Delegations, Write Delegations, Delete Delegations

Admins have complete control over the company:

You can customize the display name and description of predefined roles:

Customizable	Not Customizable
✅ Display name	❌ Role code
✅ Description	❌ Permission set

To have different permissions than the predefined roles offer, create a custom role instead.

Capability	Member	Manager	Admin
Book travel	✅	✅	✅
Manage own travelers	✅	✅	✅
View own bookings	✅	✅	✅
Access dashboard	❌	✅	✅
View all bookings	❌	✅	✅
Approve/reject requests	❌	✅	✅
Manage users	❌	❌	✅
Configure policies	❌	❌	✅
Manage budgets	❌	❌	✅
Create roles	❌	❌	✅
Company settings	❌	❌	✅