--- title: How to Assign Roles in the SAP BTP Cockpit description: Learn how to effectively manage user access in SAP BTP by assigning role collections to users, ensuring they have the necessary permissions. image: https://blog.sap-press.com/hubfs/How%20to%20Assign%20Roles%20in%20the%20SAP%20BTP%20Cockpit.jpg --- [![rheinwerk-sappress-logo-header-1](https://blog.sap-press.com/hubfs/rheinwerk-sappress-logo-header-1.svg)](https://blog.sap-press.com/) [Blog](https://blog.sap-press.com) - Books - Get an overview of our books and courses on every relevant SAP topic. - [Programming](https://sap-press.com/programming/) - [Administration](https://sap-press.com/administration/) - [BI](https://sap-press.com/business-intelligence/) - [Finance](https://sap-press.com/finance-controlling/) - [Logistics](https://sap-press.com/logistics/) - [HR](https://sap-press.com/human-resources/) - [CRM & Sales](https://sap-press.com/marketing-sales/) - [HANA](https://sap-press.com/hana/) - [Introductions](https://sap-press.com/introductions/) - [E-Bites](https://sap-press.com/e-bites/) - [Certification Guides](https://www.sap-press.com/certification-guides/) - [Rheinwerk Courses](https://www.sap-press.com/online-courses/) - Book Subscription - Get unlimited access to all SAP PRESS books! - [SAP PRESS Subscription](https://sap-press.com/subscriptions/) [Programming](https://blog.sap-press.com/tag/programming) # How to Assign Roles in the SAP BTP Cockpit ![SAP PRESS](https://blog.sap-press.com/hubfs/Twitter_profile_pic.svg) by [SAP PRESS](https://blog.sap-press.com/author/sap-press) Managing user access in SAP BTP starts with understanding role collections and how to assign them correctly.   You’ll usually assign roles via the [SAP BTP](https://learning.sap-press.com/sap-btp) cockpit, via the **Security >** **Users** menu path. There, you as an administrator can specifically assign one or more role collections to a user. In a typical configuration, you may need to follow these steps: 1. Select the relevant subaccount. 2. Create a new role collection or select an existing one via **Security >** **Role Collections**. 3. Assign this role to the user (via their e-mail address or user ID) 4. Optionally, you can use identity providers to control which users are logged in via which authentication system. Now, let’s take a look at it in the system. You’ll want to assign your user the authorization to create, edit, and monitor iFlows in [SAP Integration Suite](https://blog.sap-press.com/complete-guide-to-sap-integration-suite), so you need to assign the corresponding role collections for this. These role collections, which you’ll assign in a moment, have been created automatically due to the addition of the **Build Integration Scenarios** capability to SAP Integration Suite.   First, you switch to SAP BTP and to the subaccount where SAP Integration Suite was created. Then, you navigate to **Security > Users,** as shown in the figure below. Next, you navigate to the bottom right-hand corner of the screen under the **Role Collections** heading and click **Assign Role Collection**.   ![Assigning Role Collection to User](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-03-2026-01-56-27-4126-PM.png?width=1380&height=521&name=image-png-Apr-03-2026-01-56-27-4126-PM.png)   That will bring up a new window where all available roles that haven’t yet been assigned to the user are displayed. You should select the **PI\_Administrator**, **PI\_Business\_Expert**, and **PI\_Integration\_Developer** role collections, as in the figure below. Then, click **Assign Role Collection** to assign the role collections to the user.   ![Selecting PI Role Collections](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-03-2026-01-56-48-1882-PM.png?width=1373&height=587&name=image-png-Apr-03-2026-01-56-48-1882-PM.png)   After you’ve made these assignments, the authorizations may not yet be effective, so to resolve the problem, restart SAP Integration Suite in an incognito tab. When the role collections are properly assigned, it should look like the screen shown here.   ![SAP Integration Suite Build Integration Scenarios](https://blog.sap-press.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Apr-03-2026-01-57-03-0881-PM.png?width=736&height=806&name=image-png-Apr-03-2026-01-57-03-0881-PM.png)   ## Conclusion With the PI\_Administrator, PI\_Business\_Expert, and PI\_Integration\_Developer role collections assigned, your users will have the access they need to create, edit, and monitor iFlows in SAP Integration Suite. 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