Assign a role to a user

Last updated on January 13, 2024

Overview

This article contains information on how to use AccelByte Gaming Services (AGS) Admin Portal to assign a role to a user. You can do this from either the User Management or Roles page.

Prerequisites

• You have access to the Admin Portal and have sufficient permissions for roles management.
• You have created at least one role in your environment.

Required permissions

Make sure your account has the following permissions before you attempt to manage roles in the Admin Portal.

Usage	Resource	Action
Create Role	ADMIN:ROLE	Create
Add Role Permissions	ADMIN:ROLE	Update
Invite User Admin	ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:USER:INVITE	Create
Admin Add User's Role	ADMIN:NAMESPACE:{namespace}:ROLE:USER:	Update

Assign a role to a user

Follow the steps below to assign a role to a user from the Role page or from the User Management page:

Assign a role from the Role page

1. In the Admin Portal, open the Platform Configurations dropdown in the top-right corner of the page and select the Roles menu.

   

2. Click View next to the Role that you want to assign users to.

   

3. Click the Assign Role button in the Assigned Users section of the page.

   

4. On the Assign User Role form, fill in the fields with the following information:

   • In the User ID or Email Address field, type in the ID or email address of the user you want to assign the role to.
   • If you haven't configured the role to enable access to all namespaces, the Select Namespace field appears, where you can choose one or more namespaces. These namespaces are the only ones in which the user has this role. This enables you to create one role that you can use for multiple games.

   

5. Click Add. The system assigns the user to the role.

Assign a role from the User Management page

1. In the Admin Portal, go to the namespace that contains the users you want to assign roles to.

2. In the sidebar, expand the Users Management section, then click Users.

   

3. Search for the user account that you want to assign a role to.

   

4. Browse the search results to find the account you’re looking for and click View in the Action column of the Account Listing to open it.

   

5. On the User Overview page, open the Roles tab at the top of the page.

   

6. On the Roles page, click the Add Role button.

   

7. On the Add Role form, fill in the fields with the following information:The Add Role form appears. Fill in the fields with the following information:

   • Select the role you want to assign to the user from the Roles dropdown menu.
   • If you haven't configured the role to enable access to all namespaces, the Select Namespace field appears, where you can choose one or more namespaces. These namespaces are the only namespaces in which the user has this role. This enables you to create one role that you can use for multiple games.

   

8. Click Add. The system adds the role to the user.