How can I add someone to a project?

[David DeSantis]

I have admin privileges to a Project.  Another member of the team has a Jira account but cannot see the Project that I support.  How do I add a new user to a Project?

[Taranjeet Singh · Accepted solution]

@David DeSantis You can add the new users under a specific project role in your Project's "Users and roles" page. And you can provide specific permissions for various project and issue actions to your users via "Permission Scheme" for your project. It is recommended to follow the below ideal structure while setting up permissions for your users for your project:

Users -> added to -> Groups -> added to -> Project Roles -> added to -> Permissions in the Permission Scheme

Please refer below documents for more information on how to do this:

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver/managing-project-roles-938847166.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/jiracoreserver/permissions-overview-939937977.html

https://confluence.atlassian.com/adminjiraserver0713/managing-project-permissions-964983417.html

[David DeSantis]

This is an articulate answer.  Thank you.  I do have one question:  How do I get to the "Users and Roles" page?

[Taranjeet Singh]

@David DeSantis If you are a Project Admin or a JIRA Admin, you can go to "Project Settings" (by clicking on Gear icon on bottom left of the screen). On Project settings page, click on "Users & roles" from LHS navigation menu to open "Users & roles" page.

[David DeSantis]

Thank you.  That did it.  It is difficult to know how familiar a person is with an application when you respond to a question.  Usually my questions don't get answered - that is, the answer does not provide me enough information to actually resolve my question.  Your answer was excellent.  Since I am a somewhat new user I needed one simple clarification and you provided it.  Again, thank you very much.  AND you set yourself apart from the pack.  Your response was written in full sentences and did not include too much lingo.  Keep up the good work. 

[Taranjeet Singh]

Thanks ! I appreciate your feedback. :-)

[David DeSantis · Accepted solution]

Complete Detailed Instructions:  How to Add Users to a Project (for Project Administrators)

• From the Settings (gear icon) button on the Jira Taskbar, under “Administration” select “Projects”. 
• From the Project Settings page select “Users and Roles”
• In the upper right-hand corner of the page is a link to “Add users to a role”. Select it.
• A new dropdown dialog appears with two fields:
  • Users or Groups
  • Role
• Search for the user you want to add (this list is auto populated – that is, if someone you want to add is not in the list then you cannot add them).
  • Find the users’ name in the list and select it.
  • Select the role for that user.
  • Select the “Add” button.
  • A quick dialog opens and then disappears indicating that one new user has been added.
  • The new user will now be displayed in the “Individual Users” section of the “Users and Roles” page. (If there are many users assigned to the Project select the "Show all" option to see the full list and confirm that the new user appears in the list.)