{"id":158385,"date":"2026-11-11T10:44:36","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T10:44:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=158385"},"modified":"2026-11-15T08:52:34","modified_gmt":"2026-11-15T08:52:34","slug":"why-doesnt-the-reports-app-appear-in-role-permissions","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/docs.daftra.com\/en\/faq\/why-doesnt-the-reports-app-appear-in-role-permissions\/","title":{"rendered":"Why doesn&#8217;t the &#8220;Reports&#8221; app appear in role permissions?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Because reports aren&#8217;t a separate app in roles. 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