Invite users to an Environment
AI summary
Invite users to a specific Environment or Virtual Environment rather than the whole Workspace to limit what they can see and do. Only Workspace Owners or Admins can invite users by entering their email, choosing a role (Owner, Admin, Contributor, Reader, or custom), and assigning them to a team that controls their inventory data visibility.
Invite a user to one EnvironmentEnvironmentAn Environment is the connected Microsoft 365 tenant inside a Workspace.Read more of your WorkspaceWorkspaceA Workspace is the top-level container in Rencore Governance. It holds the settings, users, roles and connected apps for exactly one Environment, the connected Microsoft 365 tenant.Read more, or to a Virtual EnvironmentVirtual EnvironmentA Virtual Environment is a logical segment of the data in one Microsoft 365 tenant, for example a department, region or subsidiary.Read more, instead of the whole Workspace. This limits what the user can see.
Before you begin
- Only an Owner or an Admin of the Workspace can invite users. See Rencore roles.
- You need the email address of the user you want to invite.
- A user invited to a Virtual Environment only has access to that Virtual Environment, not to the rest of the Workspace. Virtual Environments can each have their own users.
Steps
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Select the Environment or Virtual Environment in the Workspace & Environment selector.

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Go to Settings > Environment Settings > Manage Permissions.
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Click Invite User in the top-right corner.

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Enter the email of the user you want to invite.
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Select the role of the user:
- Owner: a Workspace can have up to three Owners. The first Owner is the person who creates the Workspace.
- Admin: this user can administer the Workspace and add new users, like the Owner. However, an Admin cannot delete Workspaces nor change owners.
- Contributor: this user can work with data, creating dashboards, policies, inventories, etc.
- Reader: this user can only read the data granted to them.
- Custom roleCustom roleA custom role is a role you build yourself in Rencore Governance when no built-in role fits.Read more: a custom role created by a Workspace Owner or Admin.
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Select the team of the user. A team decides which inventory data the user can see. Rencore Governance has a built-in team for each connector, such as Microsoft 365, Entra ID, SharePoint, Teams or Viva Engage, and an All Services team for every connector. You can also pick a custom team.
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Click Invite.

What you see
The user receives an email inviting them to the Workspace in Rencore Governance.
Frequently asked questions
Who can invite a user to a single Environment or Virtual Environment?
Only an Owner or an Admin of the Workspace can invite users. You also need the email of the user you want to invite.
Where do I invite a user to just one Environment?
Select the Environment or Virtual Environment in the Workspace & Environment selector. Then go to Settings > Environment Settings > Manage Permissions and click Invite User in the top-right corner.
What is the difference between the admin and owner roles when I invite someone?
An Admin can administer the Workspace and add new users, like the Owner. However, an Admin cannot delete Workspaces or change owners. A Workspace can have up to three Owners.
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