Updated rules for managing members across all types of chats in New Expensify.
- Participants MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from something they were automatically added to
DM members MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from their DMs
Members MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from their own expense chats
Admins MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from expense chats
Members MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from the #announce room
Admins MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from #admins
Domain members MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from their domain chat
Report submitters MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from their reports
Report managers MUST NOT be able to leave or be removed from their reports
Group owners MUST NOT be able to be removed from their groups - they need to transfer ownership first
- Excepting the above, Admins MUST be able to remove everyone
Group MUST be able to remove other group admins, as well as group members
Workspace admins MUST be able to remove other workspace admins, as well as workspace members, and invited guests
- Excepting the above, Workspace members MUST be able to remove non-workspace guests.
- Excepting the above, Anyone MUST be able to remove themselves from any object
Member
Invite
❌
Remove
❌
Leave
❌
Can be removed
❌
DM always has two participants. None of the participant can leave or be removed from the DM. Also no additional member can be invited to the chat.
Creator
Member(Employee/User)
Admin
Auditor?
Invite
✅
❌
✅
❌
Remove
✅
❌
✅
❌
Leave
❌
✅
❌
✅
Can be removed
❌
✅
✅
✅
Creator can't leave or be removed from their own workspace
Admins can't leave from the workspace
Admins can remove other workspace admins, as well as workspace members, and invited guests
Creator can remove other workspace admins, as well as workspace members, and invited guests
Members and Auditors cannot invite or remove anyone from the workspace
Member(Employee/User)
Admin
Auditor?
Invite
❌
❌
❌
Remove
❌
❌
❌
Leave
❌
❌
❌
Can be removed
❌
❌
❌
No one can leave or be removed from the #announce room
Admin
Invite
❌
Remove
❌
Leave
❌
Can be removed
❌
Admins can't leave or be removed from #admins
Creator
Member
Guest(outside of the workspace)
Invite
✅
✅
✅
Remove
✅
✅
❌
Leave
✅
✅
✅
Can be removed
✅
✅
✅
Everyone can be removed/can leave from the room including creator
Guests are not able to remove anyone from the room
Admin
Member(default)
Member(invited)
Invite
✅
✅
❌
Remove
✅
✅
❌
Leave
❌
❌
✅
Can be removed
❌
❌
✅
Admins are not able to leave/be removed from the expense chat
Default members(automatically invited) are not able to leave/be removed from the expense chat
Invited members(invited by members) are not able to invite or remove from the expense chat
Invited members(invited by members) are able to leave the expense chat
Default members and admins are able to remove invited members
Member
Remove
❌
Leave
❌
Can be removed
❌
Domain members can't leave or be removed from their domain chat
Submitter
Manager
Remove
❌
❌
Leave
❌
❌
Can be removed
❌
❌
Report submitters can't leave or be removed from their reports (eg, if they are the report.accountID)
Report managers can't leave or be removed from their reports (eg, if they are the report.managerID)