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Created by Emma Eden
Created on Mar 19, 2024

Admin to be able to 'view as' (employee or manager view)

We would be more efficient in our support to our organisation if we could switch to view with different permissions. This could either be 'view as _specific name_' or generally as a manager or employee.

Describe the Challenge It would prevent a need to call and screenshare or could mean we do not need to contact PeopleHR support due to being able to troubleshoot in their view.
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  • Kim Canterford
    Mar 9, 2026

    This would mean we can finally remove our test users potentially - we have never been able to get rid of them as we've always needed to be able to check the view for a manager or a colleague.

  • Katherine Platt
    Mar 9, 2026

    I have seen this idea many times over the last few years. Please can we look at doing this now? It would be so helpful and reduce tickets as I and our IT manager are being the go between at the moment for a colleague.

  • Guest
    Mar 5, 2026

    I agree on this. 100%

  • Guest
    Oct 23, 2025

    I agree, currently i am using two test profile, one is line manager and other is employee.


  • Mandy Mathieson
    Sep 22, 2025

    i agree with others, this feature would be so useful!

  • Fran Wilks
    Sep 22, 2025

    This really would be very useful.

  • Claire Faulkner
    Sep 19, 2025

    We would like this feature too, currently we have to have a "fake" employee to view anything as the employee would see it. Involves lots of logging in and out and a separate phone etc. a switch view

    function would really help

  • Guest
    Jul 18, 2025

    This would be very useful!

  • Guest
    Jun 16, 2025

    I would really appreciate this feature which I have had in other HR systems

  • Jo Hyne
    Apr 28, 2025

    This would be invaluable - help us to to understand better what the individuals issues are, help provide useful and meaningful training, can't believe it's not already available

  • Vasi Melescanu
    Apr 7, 2025

    This is a brilliant idea. I support this 100%.

  • Zoe Hulme-Thomas
    Mar 18, 2025

    Absolutely back this idea. Was about to add it myself as I have been up and down like a yo-yo to view things from an employee's screen this morning. Other systems we have allow 'log-in as' functionality and it saves such a lot of time and allows us to resolve queries and issues faster.

  • Peter
    Feb 10, 2025

    My way around this for demos and process maps was setting up a Test Colleague profile, its quite helpful if you need something in the short term.

    However being able to cycle between admin/colleague views would be better long term as a dummy profile impacts both license's and analytics - as we need to make sure any reports exclude this profile.

  • Claire Crew
    Nov 18, 2024

    Would be really beneficial when asked for "How to do" advice from employees


  • Guest
    Oct 4, 2024

    I support this as a basic requirement.

  • roz Campbell
    Sep 12, 2024

    Support this 100%


  • Clare roberts
    Aug 16, 2024

    It is so difficult providing advice on the system when employees view it one way, and admins another.

  • Susan Ryan
    Jul 24, 2024

    This is an excellent idea. When you have admin status, you cannot see what an employee or manager has access to. I would welcome this option.

  • Carl Hilsdon
    Jul 23, 2024

    +1

  • Carl Hilsdon
    Jul 23, 2024

    I would welcome this. As a member of the HR team I'm often asked for support on PHR, and it would be useful if I was able to see what the member of staff in question was seeing, rather than my admin level options.

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