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title: "Permissions needed by TFS4JIRA Synchronizer"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/TSH/1800209893/Permissions%20needed%20by%20TFS4JIRA%20Synchronizer"
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## Jira issues and TFS / Azure DevOps work item synchronization

TFS4JIRA Synchronizer connects to Jira using the credentials provided in the synchronization profile. For the work items / issues synchronization to work, the user must have the following permissions:

### Jira permissions

| **Permission** | **Required** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Add Comments | :info: | Only if **Comments** synchronization is enabled |
| Assign Issues | :info: | Only if the **Assignee** field is mapped |
| Browse Projects | :check_mark: |  |
| Close Issues | :check_mark: |  |
| Create Attachments | :info: | Only if **Attachment** synchronization is enabled |
| Create Issues | :check_mark: |  |
| Delete Issues | :warning: | Only if you want TFS4JIRA to delete issues that were not sync'ed properly |
| Edit All Worklogs | :info: | Only if **Time Tracking **fields are mapped |
| Edit Issues | :check_mark: |  |
| Link Issues | :info: | Only if links are mapped (e.g. Epic Links) |
| Modify Reporter | :info: | Only if the **Reporter** field is mapped |
| Resolve Issues | :check_mark: |  |
| Transition Issues | :check_mark: |  |
| Work On Issues | :info: | Only if **Time Tracking** fields are mappe |

### TFS / Azure DevOps permissions

| **User Group** | **Required** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Contributors | :check_mark: | Minimum set of permission |

| **Permission** | **Required** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Bypass rules on work item updates | :info: |  |

## TFS / Azure DevOps check-ins synchronization

TFS4JIRA Synchronizer connects to Jira using the credentials provided in the check-ins scanning configuration. For the check-ins synchronization to work, the user must have the following permissions:

### Jira permissions

| **Permission** | **Required** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Browse Projects | :check_mark: |  |
| Edit Issues | :warning: | Required in TFS4JIRA > 7.4  
No longer required in TFS4JIRA 7.5 or newer |
| View Development Tools | :check_mark: |  |

### TFS / Azure DevOps permissions

| **Permission** | **Required** | **Notes** |
| --- | --- | --- |
| <span style="color: #333333">Read</span> | :check_mark: | Permission to read the repository |
| View project-level information | :check_mark: | <span style="color: #333333">User needs to be able to view the project</span> |