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

title	Add a User
description	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.
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
helpviewer_keywords	users [Master Data Services], adding adding users [Master Data Services] build-2025

Add a User (Master Data Services)

[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Windows only ASDBMI]

[!INCLUDE support-notice]

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)