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# Roles installed in Smart Assessment Engine

# Roles installed in Smart Assessment Engine {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Brazil  
Updated September 10, 2026  
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## Summary of Roles installed in Smart Assessment Engine

The Smart Assessment Engine (SAE) uses specific roles to control permissions and access within the application.
These roles define what users can do, from responding to assessments to managing templates and automation scripts.
Understanding these roles helps ServiceNow customers assign appropriate access levels to team members and manage assessments effectively.
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## Key Roles and Their Permissions

* **Assessment Actor \[snsmartasmt.actor\]**: Enables users to respond to and reassign assessments assigned to them.
* **Assessment Reader \[snsmartasmt.assessmentreader\]**: Allows reading assessments within assigned categories, commenting, reassigning, and editing due dates of requested assessments in the open state.
* **Assessment Admin \[snsmartasmt.assessmentadmin\]**: Full administrative rights including access to Assessment Workspace, creating and managing template categories, templates, question banks, and assessments. Can also migrate metric types.
* **Assessment Reassign \[snsmartasmt.reassign\]**: Permission to reassign assessments.
* **Template Reader \[snsmartasmt.templatereader\]**: Read-only access to Assessment Workspace and templates within assigned categories.
* **Template Contributor \[snsmartasmt.templatecontributor\]**: Includes template reader permissions plus ability to read/write specific template elements based on category assignments and contributor criteria.
* **Template Manager \[snsmartasmt.templatemanager\]**: Includes template reader and question bank reader roles. Can read, write, create templates, access categories, and manage question banks linked to templates.
* **Template Developer \[snsmartasmt.developer\]**: Can create and modify scripts for response automation in assessment questions. Requires assessment admin or template manager role for script editing.
* **Question Bank Manager \[snsmartasmt.questionbankmanager\]**: Includes question bank reader role. Can fully manage question banks, sections, and questions, including lifecycle transitions (draft, publish, retire) within assigned categories.
* **Question Bank Reader \[snsmartasmt.questionbankreader\]**: View published questions in assigned categories and add them to assessment templates.
* **Automation Reader \[snsmartimp.auto.automationreader\]**: Read access to automation scripts and assessment templates within assigned categories.
* **Automation Creator \[snsmartimp.auto.automationcreator\]**: Can read, write, and create automation scripts for assessment templates within assigned categories.

## Practical Use for ServiceNow Customers

Assigning the correct SAE roles ensures users have the appropriate access to perform their tasks efficiently while maintaining security and governance over assessment data. For example, assessment actors can focus on responding to assessments, while admins and managers have comprehensive control over templates, questions, and automation. Template developers enable advanced customization through scripting, enhancing assessment automation capabilities.  
Roles determine the permissions and access in the Smart Assessment Engine application.

## SAE roles {#sae-roles-defined__section_ohx_tq4_21c}

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| Role | Permissions |
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| Assessment actor \[sn_smart_asmt.actor\] | * Respond to the assessments that are assigned to them. * Reassign the assessments that are assigned to them. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_nnh_2yf_bbc} |
| Assessment reader \[sn_smart_asmt.assessment_reader\] | * Read assessments that are within the categories that have the assessment reader role assigned. * Read, reassign, and comment on the assessments that you have requested. * Edit the due date of the assessments that you have requested, while they're in the open state. * View and comment on the assessments generated from any templates that have the assessment reader role configured. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_act_zxf_bbc} |
| Assessment admin \[sn_smart_asmt.assessment_admin\] | Administrator for the SAE application. * Access the Assessment Workspace. * Create, view, update, or delete a template category. Note: A template category can't be deleted until any attached templates are removed. * Create, view, update, or delete an assessment template. * Create, view, update, or delete a question bank, regardless of QB category role. * View, cancel, or reassign assessments. * Edit the due date of an assessment, while it's in the open state. * Migrate the existing metric types to the assessment templates. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_vjj_4xf_bbc} |
| Assessment reassign \[sn_smart_asmt.reassign\] | Reassign assessments. |
| Template reader \[sn_smart_asmt.template_reader\] | * Access the Assessment Workspace with all details displayed in read-only mode. * Read the assessment template if you have a template category role that is associated with that template. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_avn_pzf_bbc} |
| Template contributor \[sn_smart_asmt.template_contributor\] | Includes template_reader. * Read and write specific assessment template elements (questions, sections, response options, and conditions) based on categories mapped to the templates. * Access to template categories is governed by the same logic as for template reader. Additionally, the user must match the contributor user criteria assigned to the specific template to edit its content. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_lvd_3nx_t3c} |
| Template manager \[sn_smart_asmt.template_manager\] | Includes the Template_reader and question_bank_reader roles. * Read, write, and create the specific assessment templates that are based on the categories that are mapped to the templates. * Access the template categories if you have a template category role that is associated with that template. * Access question banks and add their published questions to assessment templates. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_vcx_nl2_kbc} |
| Template developer \[sn_smart_asmt.developer\] | Read, write, and create the script for response automation in assessment questions. Note: In addition to this role, you must also have either the assessment admin or template manager role to read, write, and create scripts. |
| Question bank manager \[sn_smart_asmt.question_bank_manager\] | Includes the question_bank_reader role. * Create, view, update, and delete question banks, sections, and questions within categories that have a matching QB category role. * Move questions through the draft, ready to publish, published, and retired lifecycle stages. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_qbmgr_permissions} |
| Question bank reader \[sn_smart_asmt.question_bank_reader\] | * View published questions in question banks within categories that have a matching QB category role. * Add published questions from a question bank to an assessment template. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_qbrdr_permissions} |
| Automation reader \[sn_smart_imp.auto.automation_reader\] | * Read the automation created for the assessment template. * Access the Assessment Workspace. * Read an assessment template if you have a template category role that is associated with that template. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_wdz_nhs_ydc} |
| Automation creator \[sn_smart_imp.auto.automation_creator\] | * Read, write, and create the automatons for the assessment template. * Access the Assessment Workspace. * Read an assessment template if you have a template category role that is associated with that template. {#sae-roles-defined__ul_oms_5hs_ydc} |
[Table 1. SAE roles]

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