# Give permissions

There are 2 steps to giving permissions in AppControl:

1. **Assign roles.** The first step is to assign 1 or more user roles to a user. User roles provide access to role-specific functionality. Except for the Platform Administrator role, roles do not affect which apps a user can view. Roles are assigned from the Administration > Accounts page.
2. **Assign apps.** The second step is to assign apps to the user so that they can view and manage those apps. This is done by assigning users to 1 or more groups, or to specific apps.

For information on users roles and assigning apps see the following documentation:

{% content-ref url="../user-roles-and-access" %}
[user-roles-and-access](https://docs.bluestorm.io/overview/user-roles-and-access)
{% endcontent-ref %}