> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.bdb.ai/security-users-and-roles-3/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.bdb.ai/security-users-and-roles-3/creating-a-new-user.md).

# 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***:
  * **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.

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

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* The ***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 will mentioned.

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* Pre-configured custom fields are displayed under the ***Custom Fields*** heading in this form.

{% hint style="info" %}
*<mark style="color:green;">Please Note</mark>: You can configure the **Custom Fields** part using the* [***Custom Fields Settings***](https://docs.bdb.ai/administrative-settings/admin-panel-options/configurations/custom-field-settings) option ***Admin** module The list of mandatory Custom Fields for a user help to **Restrict the Data Access** for that user.*&#x20;
{% endhint %}

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

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* Click the ***Create*** option.​

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* A confirmation message appears.

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* The newly created user gets added to the user list.

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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 the user can get collective permissions from all the groups to access different platform modules.*
  {% endhint %}