---
title: "Inventory permissions for office employees and technicians"
slug: "inventory-permissions-for-office-employees-and-technicians-2"
tags: ["Area - Inventory and POs", "Focus - Construction", "Focus - Service Replacement", "Role - Accountant", "Role - Admin", "Type - Commercial", "Type - Residential"]
updated: 2026-10-15T04:29:33Z
published: 2026-10-15T04:29:33Z
canonical: "help.servicetitan.com/inventory-permissions-for-office-employees-and-technicians-2"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.servicetitan.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Inventory permissions for office employees and technicians

## Overview

Assigning permissions to your employees and technicians allows you to manage your inventory more efficiently. You can control who can view and edit your inventory through employee permissions so you can protect potentially sensitive Pricebook details.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** Depending on your account's configuration, you might see one or more of the following:
> 
> - *Items and Pricing* instead of *Pricebook*.
> - *Customer* instead of *Homeowner*.
> - *Procurement* instead of *Inventory*.
> 
> The names are different, but everything works the same way. For more, see [Commercial Personalization Platform - FAQ](https://help.servicetitan.com/commercial/docs/commercial-personalization-platform-faq).

---

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#### Who uses this feature

- Administrators and managers
- Applies to all business types

#### Feature configuration

- Account configuration is required to use this feature. Please contact [Technical Support](http://go.servicetitan.com/ask) for details.

## Employee permissions

To change an individual employee's purchasing and inventory permissions:

1. Go to the top toolbar and click **Settings**![A simple icon representing a settings gear.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/icon-gnav-settings-inactive.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A20%3A14Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A20%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbLptHONNsjCxkW1kQNXtaEWI0sIgCKNbwdbWnIYGaA%3D).
2. From the side menu, select **People > Employees**.
3. On the *Employees* screen that opens, select the employee whose permissions you want to set and click **Edit**.![A cursor clicking the Edit button to edit the employee record.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/inventory-permissions-for-office-employees-and-technicians-image-j18fxds5.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A20%3A14Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A20%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbLptHONNsjCxkW1kQNXtaEWI0sIgCKNbwdbWnIYGaA%3D)
4. On the *Edit Employee* screen that opens, click the **Permissions** tab.![A cursor clicking the Permission tab.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/inventory-permissions-for-office-employees-and-technicians-image-ju8865gu.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A20%3A14Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A20%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbLptHONNsjCxkW1kQNXtaEWI0sIgCKNbwdbWnIYGaA%3D)
5. Go to **Purchasing & Inventory**.![The Purchasing & Inventory settings screen.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/inventory-permissions-for-office-employees-and-technicians-image-o6gfg5hc.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A20%3A14Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A20%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbLptHONNsjCxkW1kQNXtaEWI0sIgCKNbwdbWnIYGaA%3D)

You can now change an individual employee's purchasing and inventory permissions. For more details about permissions, see [Explanation of office employee permissions in ServiceTitan](/commercial/docs/explanation-of-office-employee-permissions-in-servicetitan).

## Technician permissions

To change an individual technician's purchasing and inventory permissions:

1. Go to the top toolbar and click **Settings**![A simple icon representing a settings gear.](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/icon-gnav-settings-inactive.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A20%3A14Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A20%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbLptHONNsjCxkW1kQNXtaEWI0sIgCKNbwdbWnIYGaA%3D).
2. From the side menu, select **People > Technicians**.
3. On the *Technicians* screen that opens, select the technician whose permissions you want to set and click **Edit**.
4. On the *Edit Technician* screen that opens, click the **Permissions** tab.
5. Go to **Purchasing & Inventory**.![](https://cdn.document360.io/961862ab-d0f2-4d91-bb62-a62ee8184eff/Images/Documentation/inventory-permissions-for-office-employees-and-technicians-image-7jqyz3jy.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-09T11%3A20%3A14Z&se=2026-11-09T12%3A20%3A14Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=VbLptHONNsjCxkW1kQNXtaEWI0sIgCKNbwdbWnIYGaA%3D)

You can now change an individual technician's purchasing and inventory permissions. For more details about permissions, see [Explanation of ServiceTitan Mobile technician permissions in ServiceTitan](/commercial/docs/explanation-of-servicetitan-mobile-technician-permissions-in-servicetitan).

## Want to learn more?

- See [Explanation of office employee permissions in ServiceTitan](/commercial/docs/explanation-of-office-employee-permissions-in-servicetitan)
- See [Explanation of ServiceTitan Mobile technician permissions in ServiceTitan](/commercial/docs/explanation-of-servicetitan-mobile-technician-permissions-in-servicetitan)

ServiceTitan's product and service catalog where all items, tasks, materials, and pricing are defined and maintained.

**What it does:** Ensures pricing consistency across all technicians and CSRs and enables fast, accurate estimate and invoice generation.

**Also called:** Price list, Service catalog

**Tags:** Core

[See the full glossary →](https://help.servicetitan.com/docs/glossary-overview)