When you build a custom permission set, some permissions depend on others. Turning one on or off also turns on or off the permissions it depends on, or that depend on it.
Custom permission sets are available on the Ultimate subscription plan.
How It Works
Example: turning on View tasks also turns on View projects where the user is a member, because you can’t see tasks without seeing their project. Turning off View projects where the user is a member also turns off View tasks.
Before anything changes, Productive tells you the permission has dependencies and how many other permissions will change. Click Turn on or Turn off to confirm.
Common Dependencies
Turning on | Also turns on |
Add, edit, and delete tasks | View tasks |
View workload layout | View tasks |
Add, edit, and delete projects | Viewing projects where the user is a member, and viewing companies |
Add, edit, and delete budgets | Viewing budgets where the user is a member, billable details, expenses, and the budget feed |
Add, edit, and delete deals | Viewing deals, billable details, projects, expenses, and the deal feed |
Add, edit, and delete draft invoices | Viewing invoices, expenses, time entries, billable details, and the invoice feed |
Add, edit, and delete time entries for other people | Viewing and managing time entries |
Add and manage employees and contractors | View employees and contractors |
View agents | View AI Assistant |
Why It Matters
Dependencies keep permission sets consistent. Someone can’t end up able to edit something they can’t see, or see something without the context it lives in.
👉 For every permission and its group, see Permission Groups and Permissions.