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title: "Creating new users"
slug: "how-to-create-new-users"
updated: 2024-05-22T10:48:46Z
published: 2024-05-22T10:48:46Z
canonical: "success.panaya.com/how-to-create-new-users"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://success.panaya.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating new users

**To create new users -**

1. Click on the **Settings button ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048022206.png)**to open up the settings panel
2. Click on **Users**

**![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048034750.png)**
3. Select the **By Users** view and then - **Create New User** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048041491.png)
4. Fill in the **user details -**
  - **Email** - The email address used as the Panaya user name. Use an active email address as this email will be used for sending important notifications.
  - **First Name**
  - **Last Name**
  - [**Set the user as Active / Inactive**](/v1/docs/how-to-set-users-as-active-inactive)
  - **Type** (for Test Dynamix and Test Automation subscriptions)
    - Extended - A Test Dynamix user with test execution and capturing capabilities
    - Automation - A user with test automation scriptBuilder and Agent setup capabilities.
  - **SAP User Name** (for SAP only) - SAP user as defined in this SAP system. It is highly recommended to use this field to allow Panaya to automatically assign [newly generated Correction activities](/v1/docs/what-does-the-status-mean-in-the-recent-analysis-summary-report) to users based on their SAP user name. [Click here to learn more](/v1/docs/how-to-automatically-assign-users-to-activities).
  - **QC User Name** (if appears) - Fill in the username in HPQC ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048052125.png)
5. Set the Email **notification** options -
  - Notify of **product updates** Allows the user to receive important updates on Panaya releases and planned maintenance windows
  - Notify on **activity assignments** Allows users to receive email notifications on task assignments
6. **Connect users to projects and assign Roles -**
  - Select the **Connected Projects** tab
  - Click on **Connect Projects** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048065278.png)
  - **Select the projects** to connect. You can use the **search box** and search by **project** or **system** name. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048075948.png)
  - Start typing the Role name for each selected Project [Role](/v1/docs/how-to-define-roles-permissions) name or use the drop-down box to select. If no Role is assigned, the user will have access to the project in view-only mode. ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048086889.png)
  - Click **Save**
7. Click **Save Changes** ![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-1639048107196.png)

## Related

- [Creating Test Automation Users](/test-automation-users.md)