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Manage permissions in Jira

Please note that these features will only be available to you if you are a Jira administrator.

  1. Navigate to the top right of the screen. Select the Cog and User Management from the dropdown. Here, you will be able to view a list of all users, grant access to various applications, and set permissions accordingly.
User management
  1. Alternatively, you can select the Cog and System from the dropdown.
  2. Select Project roles or Global permissions from the sidebar navigation.
Adding project role

Create or edit permission schemes

Please note that these features will only be available to you if you are a Jira administrator.

  1. Navigate to the top right of the screen. Select the Cog and Issues from the dropdown.
  2. Select Permission schemes from the sidebar navigation.
Permission schemes

Access Permission Helper in Jira

Leverage Jira’s Permission Helper to discover why a user does or does not have certain permissions.

In company-managed and team-managed projects:

  1. Navigate to the top right of the screen. Select the Cog and System from the dropdown.
  2. In the sidebar navigation, select Permission helper.
Permission helper

Create and update group

  1. Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
  2. Select Directory > Groups.
  3. Select the Create group button to create a new group.
Group view in Jira

Assign or update a user’s project roles in Jira

You can see and edit a user's Jira project role. For example, quickly assign a user to newly-created roles in several different projects at one time. 

  1. Log in to admin.atlassian.com
  2. From your organization, go to Directory > Users.
  3. Find the user whose role you want to modify, then select their avatar or Show details.
  4. Select the 3 dot icon next to a Jira product, then select View Jira project roles.
Update project role

Create a new project role in Jira

To define a new project role:

  1. Navigate to the top right of the screen. Select the Cog and System from the dropdown.
  2. Under Security, select Project roles. The Project Role Browser displays, which contains a list of all the project roles in your Jira site.
  3. Under Add Project Role at the bottom of the page, enter your desired role's name and a description
  4. Click the Add Project Role button.

To add members to the role:

  1. Click on Manage Default Members in the Actions column for your newly created project role.
  2. Click Edit under Default Users or Default Groups.
  3. Enter group names in the Add user(s) to project role field. Or, select the user picker icon  to add individual users.
  4. Click the Add button.

Once a new project role is created, it is available to all projects. Project administrators can then assign members to the project role for their project (see managing project role membership).