docs(roles-and-permissions): add Viewer troubleshooting for source-creation access error#1636
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What changed
Added a "Troubleshooting" subsection to the Viewers section of
docs/roles-and-permissions.mdexplaining what causes the "You do not have the proper access to this workspace" error when a Viewer tries to add a source like Find People or Find Companies, and how to resolve it.Why
Intercom conversation #215475099500798: Luke Gidus (Airwallex, Enterprise plan, Viewer role) reported seeing "You do not have the proper access to this workspace" when trying to use Find People. Clay support agent Bo diagnosed the root cause (Viewer role can't create new tables/sources) and provided the fix (ask admin to upgrade role or add as workbook collaborator). The existing doc already documents that Viewers can't create tables, but it makes no connection to the specific error message Viewers see when using sources like Find People, and gives no troubleshooting steps.
Source link(s)
apps/api/v3/tables/endpoints/sources.endpoints.ts:242-245(createSourceCorecallscheckCanCreateSourceForWorkspacewith emptydestinationTableIds),apps/api/v3/workspaces/services/workspace-abilities.service.ts:68-81(WorkspaceViewergets onlyReadability, notCreateResource), andapps/api/v3/tables/routes/table-routes-common-utils.ts:211(exact "You do not have the proper access to this workspace" error string).Uncertainties
None — the error message and the Viewer role restriction are confirmed by the verifier at specific file:line citations. The change is narrow and limited to what was verified.
Related observations
docs/roles-and-permissions.mdand adds content about Audiences access by role — a different section and topic. Both PRs touch the same file but in non-overlapping sections; a reviewer should reconcile the two at merge time.CreateResourcewhich Viewers don't have).Closes DOC-1243