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From: Matt Shaver <60105315+matthewshaver@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Nov 2024 17:26:30 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] Adding clarification to group license assignment (#6413)
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## What are you changing in this pull request and why?
See
[this](https://dbt-labs.slack.com/archives/C02N953LRDF/p1730737960044729)
for context
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---
🚀 Deployment available! Here are the direct links to the updated files:
-
https://docs-getdbt-com-git-calrification-dbt-labs.vercel.app/docs/cloud/manage-access/about-access
-
https://docs-getdbt-com-git-calrification-dbt-labs.vercel.app/docs/cloud/manage-access/cloud-seats-and-users
---------
Co-authored-by: Leona B. Campbell <3880403+runleonarun@users.noreply.github.com>
---
.../docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/about-access.md | 2 +-
.../cloud/manage-access/cloud-seats-and-users.md | 15 +++------------
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/about-access.md b/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/about-access.md
index b970b0d5763..b9d23b28add 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/about-access.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/about-access.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Refer to [role-based access control](#role-based-access-control) for more inform
## Grant access
-dbt Cloud users have both a license (individually or by group) and permissions (by group only) that determine what actions they can take. Licenses are account-wide, and permissions provide more granular access or restrictions to specific features.
+dbt Cloud users have both a license (assigned to an individual user or by group membership) and permissions (by group membership only) that determine what actions they can take. Licenses are account-wide, and permissions provide more granular access or restrictions to specific features.
### Licenses
diff --git a/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/cloud-seats-and-users.md b/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/cloud-seats-and-users.md
index 66d821b90d0..f814d58777a 100644
--- a/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/cloud-seats-and-users.md
+++ b/website/docs/docs/cloud/manage-access/cloud-seats-and-users.md
@@ -124,9 +124,7 @@ Great work! After completing these steps, your dbt Cloud user count and billing
## Managing license types
-Licenses can be assigned manually, or automatically based on IdP configuration
-(enterprise only). By default, new users in an account will be assigned a
-Developer license.
+Licenses can be assigned to users individually or through group membership. To assign a license via group membership, you can manually add a user to a group during the invitation process or assign them to a group after they’ve enrolled in dbt Cloud. Alternatively, with [SSO configuration](/docs/cloud/manage-access/sso-overview) and [role-based access control](/docs/cloud/manage-access/about-user-access#role-based-access-control-) (Enterprise only), users can be automatically assigned to groups. By default, new users in an account are assigned a Developer license.
### Manual configuration
@@ -142,16 +140,9 @@ change.
-### Mapped configuration
+### Mapped configuration
-**Note:** This feature is only available on the Enterprise plan.
-
-If your account is connected to an Identity Provider (IdP) for [Single Sign
-On](/docs/cloud/manage-access/sso-overview), you can automatically map IdP user
-groups to specific license types in dbt Cloud. To configure license mappings,
-navigate to the Account Settings > Team > License Mappings page. From
-here, you can create or edit SSO mappings for both Read-Only and Developer
-license types.
+If your account is connected to an Identity Provider (IdP) for [Single Sign On](/docs/cloud/manage-access/sso-overview), you can automatically map IdP user groups to specific groups in dbt Cloud and assign license types to those groups. To configure license mappings, navigate to the **Account Settings** > **Groups & Licenses** > **License Mappings** page. From here, you can create or edit SSO mappings for both Read-Only and Developer license types.
By default, all new members of a dbt Cloud account will be assigned a Developer
license. To assign Read-Only licenses to certain groups of users, create a new