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Group Project Administrator Access Levels and Permissions

Group Project members have the ability to assign access levels for their Group Project Administrators and Co-Administrators. Assigned on the member's Project Preferences page, these access levels determine what member information an administrator can view and in some cases, modify.

Project Member Account/Kit Page

Profile Information (Name and Email)

  • Minimum - Yes - View Only
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

Family Trees - Archived, MyHeritage, and WikiTree

  • Minimum - No (Viewable if public)
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - View Only

NOTE: The tree is viewable through the Member Information page, but cannot be viewed from kit Dashboard or Account Settings. The ability to share or collaborate trees on MyHeritage or WikiTree is not covered in GAP settings or reports. You must discuss modification of these trees with the member directly.

Member and Administrator Notes

  • Minimum - Yes - View Only
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Notes made by both members and administrators are visible to all administrators and co-administrators. Match notes are covered under each results section.

Complete Order History / Order Summary

  • Minimum - Yes - View Only
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes

Personal Surveys

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

Population Finder Survey 

(Family Ancestry Survey)

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - No

Products and Upgrades 

(Ability to purchase tests or upgrades for group members)

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes

Family Finderâ„¢

View Family Finder Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Family Finder Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Family Finder Raw Data

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes

Family Finder Linked Relationship

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - View Only

NOTE: Relationship can only be linked if the administrator also has the Allow MyHeritage Connection permission granted on the Account Settings > Project Preferences page.  in addition, and you own/manage the connected MyHeritage  tree, then you can link while signed in. 

View Family Finder Chromosome Browser

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Family Finder Chromosome Browser

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Refers specifically to Segment Data downloads.

Family Finder myOrigins

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Family Finder Shared Origins / Compare Origins

Includes Family Finder Chromosome Browser

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Family Finder ancientOrigins

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Family Finder Matrix / Group Matrix

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Family Finder Advanced Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Includes CSV export functionality.

mtDNA

View mtDNA Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download mtDNA Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes

mtDNA Ancestral Origins

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

mtDNA Matches Maps

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes

mtDNA Migration Maps

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Displays the legacy Migration Map rather than the Discover Migration Map. This is not maintained, and any discrepancy with Discover Migration Data should defer to the information in Discover. 

mtDNA Haplogroup Origins

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download mtDNA FASTA

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - No

View mtDNA Results (Mutations / Classic)

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Minimum access displays Haplogroup, HVR1 and HVR2 mutations, and Coding region mutations if authorized.

View and Download mtDNA Advanced Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: CSV download capability is available.

Y-DNA and Big Y

View Y-DNA Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Y-DNA Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

View Y-DNA STR Results 

(Results Overview)

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Y-DNA STR Results

  • Minimum - Yes - View Only
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Y-DNA SNP Results

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - No

NOTE: The SNP results window can be viewed, but downloading generates a "permission not granted" notification.

Y-DNA Ancestral Origins

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Y-DNA Haplotree & SNPs

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Y-DNA Matches Maps

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Y-DNA Migration Maps

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Displays the legacy Migration Map rather than the Discover Migration Map. This is not maintained, and any discrepancy with Discover Migration Data should defer to the information in Discover. 

Y-DNA SNP Map

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Feature experiences significant browser performance lag and does not load properly for administrators.

Y-DNA Haplogroup Origins

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

View Big Y Results

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

View Big Y Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Big Y BAM File

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes

Download Big Y VCF

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes

Y-DNA Advanced Matches

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Other Results

Factoids

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes

X-STR Results

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Y-DNA Advanced Results

Includes Individual Y-STR Results

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Other Autosomal Results

Includes Individual Autosomal Markers

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Account Settings

Contact Information

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

NOTE: For Limited access, options under Account Information display "You have Limited Access...".

Change Password

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - No

NOTE: Changing password requires signing into the kit directly with current credentials.

Beneficiary Information

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

Earliest Known Ancestors

  • Minimum - Yes - View Only
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

Surnames

  • Minimum - Yes - View Only
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

Privacy & Sharing

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify*

*Cannot modify IGGM settings.

Project Preferences

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

NOTE: Administrators can adjust co-administrator access levels to Minimum or Limited, but cannot grant Advanced access.

Notification Preferences

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

Projects

Join a Project

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - Yes - View Only
  • Advanced - Yes - Can Modify

Edit Member Project Preferences Page

  • Minimum - No
  • Limited - No
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Applies when redirected to Project Preferences upon joining a project.

Group Administration (GAP) Reports

Pending and Received Lab Results Report

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

Unreceived Kits Report

Includes Received Kits

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes 
  • Advanced - Yes

Family Finderâ„¢ Group Report

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: Provides comparison and download options for in-project matches and chromosome data.

View Activity Feed

  • Minimum - Yes
  • Limited - Yes
  • Advanced - Yes

NOTE: To make or edit posts as administrator, access the Activity Feed directly through GAP instead of impersonation of a kit. 

 

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