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

title	Add a Group
description	Add a Group (Master Data Services)
author	meetdeepak
ms.author	dkhare
ms.reviewer	mikeray
ms.date	03/05/2026
ms.service	sql
ms.subservice	master-data-services
ms.topic	how-to
ms.custom	build-2025
helpviewer_keywords	groups [Master Data Services], adding adding groups [Master Data Services]

Add a Group (Master Data Services)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Windows only ASDBMI]

[!INCLUDE support-notice]

Add a group to the Groups list in [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] to begin the process of assigning permission to the Web application. Before a user in the group can access [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm], you must give the group 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 group

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

2. On the Users page, from the menu bar, click Manage Groups.

3. Click Add groups.

4. Type the group's name preceded by the Active Directory domain name or by the server computer's name, as in domain\group_name or computer\group_name.

5. Optionally, click Check names.

6. Click OK.

   [!NOTE]
   When the user first accesses [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm], the user's name is added to the [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] list of users.

Next Steps

• Assign Functional Area Permissions (Master Data Services)

See Also

Security (Master Data Services)