Developer Admin Access

Question

My Developer Waleed has Admin access according to what I set up for him inside Azure Dev Ops but when he goes to Access it, he says its only Stakeholder Access.

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Answer 1

We can't figure it out. Here's the video:
https://www.cliqueprize.ai/video/Waleed_MS_Settings.mp4

Answer 2

We checked and he still can't access despite access.

Answer 3

Hey Rob, it sounds like you’ve added Waleed to the Project Administrators group (which controls permissions) but he’s still on the Stakeholder access level (the “license” that gates which features he can actually see). In Azure DevOps, access levels (Stakeholder, Basic, etc.) are separate from project permissions (Contributor, Project Admin, etc.), so being a Project Admin doesn’t automatically bump you up from Stakeholder.

Here’s what to check and how to fix it:

1. Verify Waleed’s Access Level
   • In Azure DevOps, go to Organization settings > Users
   • Find Waleed in the list and look at the “Access level” column
   • If it reads Stakeholder, he will be limited to Stakeholder-only features
2. Change his Access Level to Basic (Developer)
   • From the Users list, click the … (ellipsis) next to his name
   • Select Change access level
   • Choose Basic (or Basic + Test Plans if you need testing features) and Save
   • If you’ve used up your five free Basic seats, you’ll get prompted to purchase additional Basic licenses
3. Watch Out for Group Rules
   • If your organization uses “Group rules” to auto-assign access levels, make sure no rule is forcing Waleed back down to Stakeholder
   • You can review and edit those under Organization settings > Group rules
4. First Sign-in & License Propagation
   • After you change the access level, Waleed needs to sign out and sign back in for it to take effect
   • If he’s never signed in before, he won’t show up in the Users list until his first login, so double-check the spelling of his email invite

Hope that helps and let me know in comments if it works or any further questions.

Reference:

• Change access levels
• Access levels overview
• Group rules for access levels

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