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# User Access Updates
**User Access Updates** are made by adding or removing Roles (as traditionally done in PeopleSoft). \
The right side displays the Navigation Menu as it appears in PeopleSoft along with the corresponding access level: '**Display**' (D), '**Update**' (U), or '**Correction**' (C).
How to Update a User [Traditional]
1. Navigate to **Environments** and select an **Environment**.
2. Select '**User.'**
3. Search and select a **User.**
4. The user's current permissions will be shown. Click **'Edit'** to make changes.
5. On the left side, search and select Roles by name.
6. Click **'Save'** to commit the changes to PeopleSoft.
How to Update a User [via Direct Access]
1. Navigate to **Environments** and select an **Environment**.
2. Select '**Users.'**
3. Search and select a **User.**
4. The user's current permissions will be shown. Click **'Edit'** to make changes.
5. On the right side, navigate down to the Page/Tab level, and use the radio buttons to select the level of access: *Display (D), Update (U), or Correction (C)*
6. Click **'Save'** to commit the changes to PeopleSoft.
\*Direct Access must be enabled under [**database settings**. ](/sentinel-help-center/settings/databases.md#settings)
{% tabs %}
{% tab title="Roles" %}
In a User's Profile, the **Roles** tab displays a list of Roles assigned to the User.
From this view, you can click **'Edit'** to navigate to the access page and make user updates, or you can record Audit Decisions for Roles.
### **How To Record Audit Decisions for Roles:**
1. Navigate to Environments and Select an Environment.
2. Select **'Users'**
3. Search and select a **User.**
4. Click the **'Roles**' tab.
5. Use the dropdown to select an **Audit Project** or **Create New.**
6. Select the icons to record Approve or Deny decisions.
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Component Access \[Users]" %}
The Components List is based on the Pages assigned to the User. Component Access is displayed with the corresponding access level: '**Display**' (D), '**Update**' (U), or '**Correction**' (C)
{% hint style="info" %}
If a Component is directly assigned, a **Custom Role (SNT\_USERID)** will be assigned to the User with access to that Component.
{% endhint %}
Search for a Component using the PeopleTools object names. The CTRL-J function on the page will display the following attributes.
* **Menuname (MENUITEM)**
* **Component (PNLGRPNAME)**
* **Page (PNLNAME)**
{% hint style="info" %}
Check the '**Fluid**' box to display fluid-only components.
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}
{% tab title="Object Access \[Users]" %}
Access to Non-Page Objects, *including the underlying Permission Lists that provide access,* are displayed under the following submenus:
* **Web Libraries**
* **Web Services**
* **Process Groups**
* **Component Interfaces**
{% hint style="info" %}
If an Object is directly assigned, it will display as **SNT\_###** Permission List or Role.
{% endhint %}
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}