Updated on 21 September 2026

Creating users and setting up permission rules

Control who can access each department, module and folder by assigning profiles and permission rules.

User and permission rule management in Ubyquo

Ubyquo lets you create users, assign profiles and set up permission rules to control access to departments, modules and folders.

You can watch the following video to see the whole process:

Set up the user profile's department

Before creating new users, you need to set up, just once, the department linked to the user profile you are going to use.

  • Go to the Inicio (Home) tab and click the top-left icon.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

If account administration does not open, see the article Account administration does not open in Ubyquo.

  • Go to Perfiles de usuario (User profiles).
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Find the profile you are going to use, usually Contable (Accountant) or FirmaWF, and click the three dots on the right to select Editar (Edit).
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • When editing the profile, select the corresponding department. It will usually be the accounting software used.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

The department set in the profile lets you correctly link users to the corresponding folders and companies.

Create a new user

Once the profile is set up, you can create the users who will have access to Ubyquo.

  • Go to Inicio and click the top-left icon.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

If account administration does not open, see the article Account administration does not open in Ubyquo.

  • Select the Usuarios (Users) tab.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Click Nuevo usuario (New user) and fill in the requested details:
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Nombre y Apellidos (First and last name): required.
  • Email: required.
  • Teléfono (Phone): optional.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Assign the corresponding Perfil de usuario (User profile). The profile determines access to the configured modules and departments.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

The login password is sent automatically by email.

Edit an existing user

To change a user's details or set up their permission rules:

  • Select the user.
  • Click Editar.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

From this screen you can change the user's settings and add their access rules.

Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

After making changes to permissions, use Regenerar acceso a carpetas (Regenerate folder access) to update the user's access.

Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

Create permission rules

Permitir (Allow) type rules let you define which departments, modules and folders a user can access.

Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Click Crear Regla (Create rule).
  • Select the Permitir type.
  • Give the rule a descriptive name.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

Define folder access

You can use different operators to set the folders the user will have access to:

Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Todos (All): allows access to all folders.
  • Todos menos / Igual a (All except / Equal to): lets you select specific folders using Ver Carpetas (View folders).
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Contiene / No contiene (Contains / Does not contain): lets you filter folders by name.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

You can tick Incluir ejercicios (Include fiscal years) so that the configured access also applies to future fiscal years.

Permission rules do not allow bulk creation of companies. Only an administrator can do this.

Create restriction rules

Denegar (Deny) type rules let you restrict a user's access to certain departments, modules or folders.

Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Click Crear Regla.
  • Select the Denegar type.
  • Give it a descriptive name.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

Set up the departments, modules and folders you want to apply the restriction to.

Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo

You can use the following operators:

  • Todos.
  • Todos menos / Igual a, using the Departamentos (Departments), Módulos (Modules) and Ver Carpetas buttons.
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
Creating users and setting up permission rules in Ubyquo
  • Contiene / No contiene, to set restrictions based on folder names.

You can also apply the restriction to future fiscal years.

Manage permission rules

Once the rules are created, you can manage them from the user's settings:

  • Editar Regla (Edit rule): changes an existing rule.
  • Borrar Regla (Delete rule): removes a rule that is no longer needed.