Office Timeline subscription roles and permissions

Overview

To simplify license management and control, an Office Timeline subscription includes four primary account roles, each with its own set of permissions and privileges:

A) Reseller
B) License Owner
C) License Manager
D) User

This guide defines each role and details its permissions and limitations. You can read it from start to finish to get familiar with the role system, or jump straight to the section that interests you most using the links above. For a side‑by‑side view of role permissions, refer to the summary table at the end of this article.

A) Reseller

1. Definition: The reseller is the individual merchant or company that purchases an Office Timeline subscription on behalf of a customer, rather than for their own use.
2. Permissions: Although the reseller completes the purchase, the customer specified at checkout is automatically assigned as the subscription owner and license manager. Because resellers do not receive ownership or management rights, they cannot change Office Timeline license managers or allocate licenses to users themselves.

B) Owner

1. Definition: The subscription owner is the person who either purchased an Office Timeline subscription directly or had it purchased for them by a reseller.

2. Permissions: A subscription owner can designate a license manager at purchase, and reassign the management role to another team member at any time. In addition, they have the right to transfer their subscription to someone else within their organization (to do so, please contact us at support@officetimeline.com).

Other default roles: By default, the owner will be automatically assigned as the license manager of an Office Timeline subscription if:

• They purchase the subscription through a reseller.
• They don’t expressly designate someone to manage licenses at checkout (when purchasing themselves, directly from OfficeTimeline.com).

In addition, the license management rights will automatically be transferred to the subscription owner when the current license manager revokes their own role.

C) License Manager

1. Definition: The license manager for an Office Timeline subscription is responsible for administering licenses and distributing product keys to users. Once you are assigned as a license manager—either automatically or by the subscription owner—you will receive an email with installation and activation instructions to help you get started.

2. Permissions: License managers can revoke their own license management rights, but they cannot assign a new manager themselves – this can be done only by the subscription owner.

D) User

1. Definition: A user is any person who has activated a Lite, Plus, or Expert license on their machine.

2. Permissions: Users enjoy access to Office Timeline’s Plus features until their license expires. Expert users enjoy access to Office Timeline's Expert features until their license expires. Lite users enjoy access to Office Timeline’s Lite features until their license expires.

Office Timeline Role Comparison Table