How to Assign Security Roles to Users in Dataverse (Quick Guide)

Assigning security roles in Microsoft Dataverse is a simple but essential step to control user access.

In this quick guide, we’ll walk through how to assign a security role to a user in just a few steps.

Steps to Assign Security Roles

Step 1: Go to Power Platform Admin Center

• Open: https://admin.powerplatform.microsoft.com
• Click on Environments

Step 2: Select Your Environment

• Choose the environment where your user is present

Step 3: Navigate to Users

• Go to:
  Settings → Users + Permissions → Users

Step 4: Select the User

• Click on the user you want to update

Step 5: Assign Security Roles

• Click Manage Security Roles
• Select the required roles
• Click Save

Quick Tips

• Users can have multiple roles
• Permissions are combined across roles
• Avoid assigning System Administrator unless necessary