# Grant Workforce access
URL: https://metorial.com/docs/platform/workforce/grant-access

Use groups to control access to integrations and skills in Workforce.

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## Overview [#overview]

Workforce groups let you give teams access to the integrations and skills they need. Group-based access is easier to maintain than separate grants for each person. This guide shows you how to create a group, assign it to accounts, and use it to control resource access.

<PageIntro>
  <Learn>
    * How to create and assign groups
    * How to add integrations and skills to Workforce
    * How to control which groups can use a resource
  </Learn>

  <Reading title="Before you start">
    * Open **Workforce** from the dashboard
    * Decide which people and resources the group should include
  </Reading>
</PageIntro>

## Create a group [#create-a-group]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open Groups">
    Under **Access**, select **Groups**. The page lists the groups that already exist.

        <img alt="Workforce groups list" src="__img0" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Create the group">
    Select **Create Group**. Enter a clear name and an optional description, then select **Create Group** again.

    Enable the default assignment option only if every new account should join this group automatically.

        <img alt="Form for creating a Workforce group" src="__img1" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Assign the group to an account [#assign-the-group-to-an-account]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the account's access settings">
    Under **Identity**, select **Accounts**. Select the account, then select **Access**. The **Groups** section shows the account's current group assignments.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Assign the group">
    Select **Assign Groups**, choose the group, and confirm the assignment. Use groups for shared access so permissions remain consistent across the team.

        <img alt="Group assignments for a Workforce account" src="__img2" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Add resources to Workforce [#add-resources-to-workforce]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Add an integration">
    Under **Access**, select **Integrations**, then select **Add Integration**.

    Choose **New Integration** to create and configure an integration. Choose **Existing Integration** to add a portal listing for an integration that already exists.

        <img alt="Integration resources in Workforce" src="__img3" />
  </Step>

  <Step title="Add a skill">
    Under **Access**, select **Skills**, then select **Add Skill Resource**.

    Choose **New Skill** to create a skill or skill group. Choose **Existing Skill** to publish a resource that already exists. Enter the required details and complete the setup.

        <img alt="Skill resources in Workforce" src="__img4" />
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Control access to a resource [#control-access-to-a-resource]

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the resource">
    Under **Access**, select **Integrations** or **Skills**, then select the resource you want to manage. Both resource types use the same access controls.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Set group access">
    In the **Access** section, select **Add Group** and choose a group. Set the group to **Allow** or **Deny**, then select **Save**.

        <img alt="Group access settings for a Workforce resource" src="__img5" />
  </Step>
</Steps>