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title: "Creating Test Automation Users"
slug: "test-automation-users"
updated: 2026-08-12T11:56:02Z
published: 2026-08-12T11:56:02Z
canonical: "success.panaya.com/test-automation-users"
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> ## Documentation Index
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> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Creating Test Automation Users

**To create a new Test Automation user -**

1. Click on the **Settings button**![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-Q0AM2BCU.png) to open up the settings panel.
2. Click on **Users.**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-3GBQZ29C.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**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-64CM2BSE.png)
    - Automation - A user with access to the ScriptBuilder for authoring and editing automated tests.
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 Role -**
  - Select the **Connected Projects** tab
  - Click on **Connect Projects**

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-4U2SB4TL.png)
  - **Select the project** 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-L4QHEUCE.png)
  - Start typing the role Automation and select it.

![](https://cdn.document360.io/f404076c-de23-4609-848e-2dfd4ef701b0/Images/Documentation/image-3AZXHF27.png)
  - Click **Save**

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## Related

- [Disconnecting a User from a Project](/how-to-disconnect-a-user-from-a-project.md)