{
  "status": "Illustrative acceptance plan, not an executable test suite or observed production result",
  "topic": "Designing SaaS permission interfaces",
  "date": "2026-11-04",
  "sourceArticle": "https://aptixlabs.com/insights/role-based-access-control-ux",
  "setup": [
    "Use synthetic accounts and records",
    "Record the environment and implementation version",
    "Agree the expected product contract before testing"
  ],
  "reviewSequence": [
    "Map each role to actual server permissions",
    "Explain consequential changes before confirmation",
    "Test denied actions through direct requests as well as UI controls"
  ],
  "cases": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "condition": "A role can view but not manage",
      "expectedBehavior": "The interface preserves that distinction",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    },
    {
      "id": "2",
      "condition": "Permissions change during an open session",
      "expectedBehavior": "New requests use current authorization",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    },
    {
      "id": "3",
      "condition": "An administrator previews a change",
      "expectedBehavior": "Commit revalidates its target and scope",
      "observedBehavior": null,
      "status": "not_run"
    }
  ],
  "tradeoff": "Highly customizable roles increase both product flexibility and review complexity. A smaller set of well-explained roles may better fit an early product than unrestricted combinations."
}