## Relevant Artifacts: [Admin Workflows (UX) and Wireframes](https://www.figma.com/design/dWpaP9RjcsT3AxFr8Tih9Z/Organization-MVC-Admin?node-id=3906-6475&p=f&t=brXwTDlC8m2Hq1DH-0) [Admin Area v1 clickable prototype](https://claude.ai/design/p/23a95d8a-2e0d-46a6-9582-11a3c9133947?via=share&file=GitLab+Prototype.dc.html) ## Problem Statement Administration of GitLab occurs at the Instance Level. Administration functionality includes: * Management of customer data such as [User management](https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/administer_users/) * \~\~Application settings such as \~\~[~~Restrict visibility levels~~](https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/settings/visibility_and_access_controls/#restrict-visibility-levels) * \~\~Instance configuration like \~\~[~~Sign-up Restrictions~~](https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/settings/sign_up_restrictions/) Organizations introduces a new unit of hierarchy to GitLab. The Organization Level will replace most of the Instance Level and the above functionality will move down accordingly. "Management of customer data" and "Application settings" will **move** to the Organization Level, while "Instance configuration" will **remain** at the Instance Level. Similarly, the Admin role is an Instance-level role. The Organization Owner role will replace most of the Admin role. While the Admin role can access all data, the typical use of this role will be to modify Instance configuration. Organization Owners will reside within the Organization Level where "Management of customer data" and "Application settings" will now reside. These Instance and Organization Levels will exist across all GitLab platforms. Individual teams will need to move their own features down from instance-level administration to organisation-level. ## Exit criteria * On GitLab.com, team members with Admin roles have the rights to administer Organizations * On GitLab.com, customers with Organization Owner roles will have the rights to administer their own Organizations only. ## DRI @dblessing <!--STATUS NOTE START--> ## Status 2026-05-14 No progress this week - lower priority than other items. :clock1: **total hours spent this week by all contributors**: 0 _Copied from https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/19424#note_3346428540_ <!--STATUS NOTE END-->