# Enabling permissions

> [!WARNING]
>
> Before turning on permissions via your Database Management menu, contact the Apteco Technical Services team for assistance with this process.

Before a system administrator can use the permissions feature, you must turn on permissions via the Database Management menu.

## Turning on permissions

To turn on permissions:

1. If using an existing system, go to the **Database Management** menu and run the **Migrate Permissions** script. This ensures the database is ready to use permissions.
2. Navigate to **FastStats Service Configuration** \> **Advanced** \> **Control** menu.
3. Tick the **User Permissions** checkbox. This ensures the FastStats Service is ready to control data flow based on permissions.
4. If using PeopleStage (otherwise skip to step 6), go to **FastStats Web Service Configuration** \> **Client Configuration** \> **PeopleStage** \> **Features** menu.
5. Tick the **User Permissions** checkbox. This ensures the PeopleStage client interface displays the access allowed from permissions.
6. Go to **Orbit API Configurator** \> **Permissions service** menu.
7. Tick the **User permissions** checkbox. This ensures that the Orbit API is ready to send and receive permissions information.
8. Toggle the **Permissions** and **Users/Groups** menu options on. The permissions UI is now enabled in Orbit.

For further information on roles and rights, see the Roles and rights section.