Glide access control

Give admins the right Glide access without breaking Row Owners.

Operations workbench with role and data-routing notes

A focused Glide audit for apps where each user should only see their own rows, but a small admin group needs a complete operations view. We map the Users table, role column, row-owner columns, visibility filters, and launch tests before you expose sensitive records.

Role checks Row Owners Admin view tests

Checklist

What the audit checks first.

Most admin-access issues are data-shape issues, not theme issues. The audit starts with who owns each row and how Glide is supposed to decide that an admin can see more.

User table shape

Email, name, role, team, and active status need one canonical row per user before Row Owners can be trusted.

Protected data path

Each sensitive table needs a clear owner column, relation, or computed access flag so user rows stay scoped.

Admin override tests

Admin screens need separate sample users, screenshots, and test rows before real resident or client data is exposed.

Deliverable

A narrow fix plan, not a vague rebuild.

You get the current access map, the first three changes to try, and the exact acceptance checks to run before launch. If the app needs a full rebuild, the audit says where the current structure stops being safe.