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Line items are grayed out / not clickable

Overview


Why are checklist line items sometimes grayed out or not clickable in CxPlanner?


This behavior is linked to your project role and whether you are assigned to the checklist.


Users with the project role Admin or Manager can always interact with all checklist line items.


Users with roles such as Contractor, Designer, or Consultant must be specifically assigned to the checklist before they can take action.


Example of grayed out line items:



When and why does this happen?


Grayed-out checklist line items usually occur when:

  • Your project role does not have automatic access.
  • You are not assigned to the checklist (personally, via company, or via group).
  • A required action (such as adding a file or photo) was cancelled.


This ensures:

  • Only authorized users can approve, fail, or complete tasks.
  • Admins and Managers retain full access.
  • Assignments can be flexibly managed at the user, company, or group level.


How to - step by step


To unlock grayed-out line items, you need to assign users to the checklist. This can be done in three ways:

  1. Go to the Checklists module.
  2. Select the checklist you want to update.
  3. Choose how to assign access:
  • Personal assignment - assign an individual user.
  • Company assignment - assign all users from a specific company.
  • User group assignment - assign predefined user groups.
  1. Save your changes.
  2. Refresh the page to apply the new access rights.



Behavior and results

Permission matrix

Project role

Default access to checklist line items

Requires assignment?

Admin

Full access

No

Manager

Full access

No

Consultant

Grayed out until assigned

Yes

Designer

Grayed out until assigned

Yes

Contractor

Grayed out until assigned

Yes

Viewer

Read-only

N/A


Troubleshooting

Problem

Cause

Solution

Checklist items still grayed out

User not yet assigned

Assign user personally, by company, or by group

Items remain locked after cancel action

User cancelled a required file or photo upload

Refresh the page and retry

Checklist does not update after assigning

New assignment not yet loaded on device

Reload the page

Cannot find the checklist

Looking in the wrong module

Go to Checklists in: System & Test View, Asset module, QA/QC, or Site inspections


Quick facts

  • Requires: Project role Contractor, Designer, Consultant, or higher
  • Location: Checklists → Assignments
  • Affects: User access to checklist line items, ability to interact with tasks




Updated on: 08/18/2025

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