1. Textiles and Apparel QMS
  2. Roles and permissions
Reference

Who can do what in Textiles and Apparel QMS

Give inspectors, reviewers, managers and document staff clear ownership of quality decisions.

How permissions work

Inspection ownership

Inspector records checks and product detail; Quality Reviewer decides the inspection result.

Separation of decisions

Quality Manager approves a correction plan before work; an independent Quality Reviewer tests effectiveness later.

Document release

Document Coordinator prepares revisions; Quality Manager approves release.

Audit follow-up

Auditor records findings against requirements and closes an audit after finding resolution.

Who can do what

Permissions by role
RoleInspection planningInspection checksFabric inspectionsGarment measurementsNonconformance and corrective actionAudits and findingsControlled documents and training
AdminEditViewViewViewEditEditEdit
InspectorEditEditEditEdit——View
Quality ReviewerApproveViewViewViewApprove——
Quality ManagerViewView——Approve—Approve
Corrective Action OwnerViewView——Edit——
Auditor————ViewEditView
Document CoordinatorView———ViewViewEdit

Each role in detail

Admin

Configures access and quality reference data while preserving named decision owners.

Can

  • Manage Users, People
  • View Inspections, inspection checks, fabric inspections, garment measurements, Nonconformances, corrective actions, Audits, audit findings, controlled documents, training acknowledgments

Inspector

Runs assigned inspections and records checks, fabric evidence and garment measurements.

Can

  • Manage Inspections, inspection checks, fabric inspections, garment measurements
  • View controlled documents

Starts on: Open inspections

Quality Reviewer

Decides inspection disposition and independently tests corrective action effectiveness.

Can

  • Manage Nonconformances
  • View Inspections, inspection checks, fabric inspections, garment measurements, corrective actions

Reviews and approves

  • Approve Inspections, corrective actions

Starts on: Open inspections

Quality Manager

Approves corrective action plans and controlled document revisions.

Can

  • Manage controlled documents, corrective actions
  • View Nonconformances, Inspections, inspection checks, training acknowledgments

Reviews and approves

  • Approve corrective actions, controlled documents

Starts on: Document drafts

Corrective Action Owner

Investigates a linked nonconformance and records implementation evidence.

Can

  • Manage corrective actions
  • View Nonconformances, Inspections, inspection checks

Starts on: Open nonconformances

Auditor

Plans audits and records requirement-linked findings.

Can

  • Manage Audits, audit findings
  • View controlled documents, training acknowledgments, corrective actions

Starts on: Open audits

Document Coordinator

Prepares document revisions and collects training acknowledgments.

Can

  • Manage controlled documents, training acknowledgments
  • View People

Starts on: Document drafts

Set up Textiles and Apparel QMS your way.

Start free, then use Proto to change fields, steps and approvals before your team goes live.

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