Create groups

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To check, go to your organization at admin.atlassian.com and select Directory. If the Users and Groups lists are found here, then you are using the centralized user management. Learn more about the centralized user management

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As a site administrator or organization admin, Users is found under Product site.

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When multiple users in your organization need the same permissions or restrictions, you can create a group that will give its users product access in admin.atlassian.com.

As an organization admin, you can create a group. A user access admin can also create groups, but only those that give access to products they administer.

Learn more about using groups to manage product access

You can't add Jira Service Management portal-only customers (i.e. those submitting support service project requests) to any groups. Learn more about managing portal only customers

Who can do this?

  • Organization admins

  • User access admins

To create a new group:

  1. Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.

  2. Select Directory > Groups.

  3. Select Create group.

  4. Enter the group’s details, including its name and members.

  5. Select Create.

You’ll be redirected to the group detail screen. To give the group product access:

  1. Select Add products.

  2. Select a product role from the Product roles dropdown.

  3. Select Add.


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When multiple users in your organization need the same permissions or restrictions, you can create a group that will give its users product access in admin.atlassian.com.

As an organization admin, you can create a group. A site administrator can also create groups, but only within the sites they administer.

Learn more about using groups to manage product access

You can't add Jira Service Management portal-only customers (i.e. those submitting support service project requests) to any groups. Learn more about managing portal only customers

Who can do this?

  • Organization admins

  • Site administrators

To create a new group:

  1. Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.

  2. Select the site's name and URL to open the Admin for that site, then select Groups.

  3. Select Create group.

  4. Enter the group’s details, including its name and members.

  5. Select Create.

You’ll be redirected to the group detail screen. To give the group product access:

  1. Select Add products.

  2. Select a product role from the Product roles dropdown.

  3. Select Add.

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