# Creating a new User

* Select the ***User*** option from the ***New*** context menu.

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* The ***New User*** form opens.
* Fill in the following information to create a new ***User***<mark style="color:green;">:</mark>

  * **Email:** Provide an email address to be registered for the user.
  * **Short Name:** Short name of the user.
  * **Full Name:** Full name of the user.
  * **Description:** Describe the user (optional).
  * **Password:** Set password for the new user.
  * **Confirm Password:** Confirm the above password.   &#x20;

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![Required information to create a new user](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2FHT8uzClC8SmkNsRUCcsh%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=935db9c2-37a3-417e-884e-c70fefc97546)

* Click the ***Assign*** option provided for Adding the new User to Group(s).

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![Assign groups to the user](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2F1DbiRuxNLiWAaUdAURdF%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=fa10694f-a2a1-4ff1-88ed-6f825c1c9128)

* &#x20;<mark style="color:green;">T</mark>he ***Add Users to Group*** window opens, listing all the groups.
* Either choose the ***Select all*** option or select the specific group(s) by using the checkmarks.

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* The selected group(s) will be assigned, and the number of the selected groups gets mentioned.

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* Preconfigured custom fields display under the ***Custom Fields*** heading in this form.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: You can configure the ***Custom Fields*** part using the ***Admin*** module.
{% endhint %}

* The users need to provide the required details using the custom fields if marked as mandatory (A user gets group-specific custom fields).&#x20;

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* Click the ***Save*** option.

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* A confirmation message appears.&#x20;
* The newly created user gets added to the user list.

![Confirmation message when a new user gets created](https://972575688-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FRYq1HgffNfbnIMWPu1D5%2Fuploads%2Faa5SuOjAbvdKEdR7rBNi%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=a4fe8a3d-e5d8-44b6-ae1c-d12324a58719)

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{% hint style="info" %} <mark style="color:green;">Please Note:</mark>

* All the user-specific details other than email id can be updated/edited by the ***Update User*** option.
* If the new user gets added to a ***Group*** with all the permission access, the new user gets the ***Admin Role***.
* A single user can be a part of multiple groups, and he can get collective permissions from all the groups to access different platform modules.&#x20;
  {% endhint %}