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title: User permissions
description: How to configure user permissions for app development.
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* [Partner permissions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/dev-dashboard/user-permissions.md#partner-permissions)
* [Merchant permissions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/dev-dashboard/user-permissions.md#merchant-permissions)

# User permissions

Before creating apps and dev stores, you must first configure user permissions for the Dev Dashboard.

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## Partner permissions

If you're a Partner, you'll configure access on the Partner Dashboard. Partner users can be added to the partner organization either as an Owner or as a Staff member. Owners automatically have full access to development tools, but staff members need to have the following permissions explicitly assigned:

* **Manage apps**: Enables users to create, edit, and delete apps.
* **dev store access > Add, archive, and unarchive dev stores**: Enables users to create dev stores.

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## Merchant permissions

To give a user in your store access to the Dev Dashboard assign them the **Apps Developer** role.

### Custom roles

If your store is on the Plus plan you may also create a [custom role](https://help.shopify.com/en/manual/your-account/users/roles/manage-roles#create-a-role). There are two permissions that can be assigned:

* **Create and manage dev stores**: This permission allows users to create, edit, and delete apps. A user with this permission can edit all apps owned by the organization.
* **Build and manage apps**: This permission allows users to create dev stores, but not production stores. Assigning this permission lets users create dev stores to build and test apps.

A role with both permissions will allow users to access all app development features.

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* [Partner permissions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/dev-dashboard/user-permissions.md#partner-permissions)
* [Merchant permissions](https://shopify.dev/docs/apps/build/dev-dashboard/user-permissions.md#merchant-permissions)