add-a-user-master-data-services.md

title	description	author	ms.author	ms.date	ms.service	ms.subservice	ms.topic	helpviewer_keywords
Add a User	Learn how to add a user to the Users list in Master Data Manager. You must add a user to begin the process of assigning permission to the web application.	CordeliaGrey	jiwang6	03/01/2017	sql	master-data-services	how-to	users [Master Data Services], adding adding users [Master Data Services]

Add a User (Master Data Services)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Windows only ASDBMI]

Add a user to the Users list in [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] to begin the process of assigning permission to the Web application. Before a user in the list can access [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm], you must give the user permission to one or more functional areas and model objects.

Prerequisites

To perform this procedure:

• You must have permission to access the Users and Group Permissions functional area.

To add a user

1. In [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm], click User and Group Permissions.

2. On the Users page, click Add users.

3. Type the user's name preceded by the Active Directory domain name or by the server computer's name, as in domain\user_name or computer\user_name.

4. Optionally, click Check names.

5. Click OK.

Next Steps

• Assign Functional Area Permissions (Master Data Services)

See Also

Security (Master Data Services)