Moneris Go Retail - Managing Users
This article covers user roles, user accounts, and how to manage them.
Table of Contents
Overview
In order to use Moneris Go Retail, all employees must have a user account. Individual user accounts allow the application to track which employee performed a transaction or other tasks.
The access level of each user is based on the user role assigned to their user account. Begin by reviewing the existing user roles and creating new user roles if required for your business.
User roles
Standard roles
Go Retail employs user roles to determine the level of access of each user of the application. There are three standard roles already built.
Role | Access level | Intended for |
Admin | Users with this role can access all functions. | Administrators, technical support |
High | Users with this role can access all transaction types and reports. They have limited access to settings. | Managers, supervisors |
Low | Users with this role can access all transaction types. They are limited to their own transactions within reports. They have no access to settings. | Clerks, cashiers |
Add a role
You can add more roles if the standard roles are insufficient.
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Edit a role
You can modify an existing role including the standard roles (admin, high, low) to customize them for your business if necessary.
Note: The standard roles were created to meet the needs of most situations. You also have the option to add a new role.
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Fields and functions in the user role panel
Moneris Go Retail is an application within the Moneris Go portal. Some Go Retail merchants may have access to functions and settings that are not applicable to Go Retail depending on which Moneris services they have purchased. The table below summarizes only the functions and settings applicable to Go Retail.
Field | Description |
Name | The name of the role. |
Description | A summary of the access level for this role. |
Portal |
Functions in Moneris Go portal applicable to Go Retail: Transactions: Purchase, refund, refund other users' transactions Reports: Access to reports, view other users in reports, export reports Settings: Access to portal, Access settings, View users, Edit users, Access user roles. |
Terminal | The Terminal access toggle controls access to the Moneris Go Retail app on the Moneris Go Plus terminal. |
Retail management |
Functions available in Go Retail.
Cannot see orders from other users. Note: this is different from not being able to see the transactions of other users in reports |
Delete a role
Follow these steps to delete a role.
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Add a user
Add a user
In order to use Moneris Go Retail, all employees must have a user account. Individual user accounts allow the application to track which employee performed a transaction or other tasks.
The access level of each user is based on the user role assigned to their user account. Begin by reviewing the existing user roles and creating new user roles if required for your business. Refer to User roles.
To add a new user, follow these steps.
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Edit a user
Edit a user
Follow these steps to modify a user account.
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Deactivate a user
Deactivate a user
You cannot delete a user, however you can deactivate the user. Once deactivated, the user will no longer be able to access the application.
Note: A deactivated user remains on the list of users. You can reactivate them if needed. Refer to the end of this procedure.
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Note: You can reactivate a user if required. To reactivate a user, follow the steps above and click Activate. |