Adding users to watsonx Assistant instance on IBM Software Hub

After you install and provision a watsonx Assistant instance, you can share the URL for the product user interface with other users. However, those users can log in to the product user interface only if you give them access.

Before you can give a user access to a watsonx Assistant instance, they must have access to use IBM Software Hub. For more information, see Managing access to the platform.

The following table describes the service roles.
Role Actions available
Admin
  • Launch and use the product user interface.
  • Submit API requests.
  • Give users access to deployed instances.
  • Delete instances.
User
  • Launch and use the product user interface.
  • Submit API requests.
To give people access to an instance of the watsonx Assistant service, a person with the Admin role must complete the following steps:
  1. Navigate to your IBM Software Hub instance and log in.
  2. From the web client menu, select Services > Instances.
  3. Find your service instance, and then click the overflow menu. From the overflow menu, click Manage access.
  4. Click Add users.
  5. Search for the people that you want to add, and select them.
  6. Assign a role to each person.
  7. Click Add.

What to do next

Before users can create search skills in watsonx Assistant, they must have access to a Watson Discovery instance. Add any users who must add data collections or query existing collections using a search skill to Watson Discovery.