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title: "A teammate can't edit a dataset I shared with their group"
description: "Find out why a teammate with group Edit access still cannot edit a dataset. Editing also needs an account role of Editor or higher, not Viewer."
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A teammate has group `Edit` access in `Internal Access` but still cannot edit the dataset or its features. Group `Edit` access is one of two editing requirements. The account role is the other.
Check the causes in this order, from the most likely to the least likely:
## Most likely cause: their account role is `Viewer`
Editing a dataset requires both:
- `Edit` access through a group the user belongs to, and
- An account role of `Editor` or higher.
A `Viewer` with group `Edit` access can still only view the dataset. These requirements are separate. Granting `Edit` does not change the account role.
A teammate who cannot edit the dataset sees `Dataset` in the sidebar with no `Configuration` under it, and no `Delete Dataset` button. This is what a `Viewer` sees, with or without group `Edit` access:
To verify, the account owner opens the `Users` page and checks the user's role. If it is `Viewer`, raise it to `Editor` or `Admin`.
## Less common: they are not in the group
`Edit` is granted to a group, not directly to a user. If the user is not actually a member of the group with `Edit` access, the switch in `Internal Access` does nothing for them.
To verify, the account owner opens `Manage Groups` and checks the group's membership.
## Less common: a different group's `Edit` switch is off
If you turned `Edit` on for a group, double-check that you saved the change on the right dataset. Group access is per dataset, not workspace-wide. The user might have `Edit` on group A for dataset X but not for dataset Y.
To verify, open the dataset in question, go to `Configuration` > `Access`, and confirm `Edit` is on for the group that contains the user.
## Less common: they are signed in to the wrong account
Each MangoMap user belongs to one account only. If your teammate has more than one MangoMap sign-in, for example a work email in your account and a different email in another account, they need to sign in with the email that is a user in your account. When they are signed in as a user of a different account, they cannot edit a dataset in your workspace, regardless of group access.
## If none of the above
Ask support to check the dataset ID, the user's account role, and the user's group membership. Include the dataset URL and the user's sign-in email address.
## Related
- [How to share a dataset with groups](/docs/dataset-access/share-dataset-with-groups)
- [How dataset access works in MangoMap](/docs/dataset-access/concepts-dataset-access)
- [Dataset access settings](/docs/dataset-access/dataset-access-settings)
- [How feature editing works in MangoMap](/docs/editing-features/concepts-feature-editing)
To verify, the account owner opens the `Users` page and checks the user's role. If it is `Viewer`, raise it to `Editor` or `Admin`.
## Less common: they are not in the group
`Edit` is granted to a group, not directly to a user. If the user is not actually a member of the group with `Edit` access, the switch in `Internal Access` does nothing for them.
To verify, the account owner opens `Manage Groups` and checks the group's membership.
## Less common: a different group's `Edit` switch is off
If you turned `Edit` on for a group, double-check that you saved the change on the right dataset. Group access is per dataset, not workspace-wide. The user might have `Edit` on group A for dataset X but not for dataset Y.
To verify, open the dataset in question, go to `Configuration` > `Access`, and confirm `Edit` is on for the group that contains the user.
## Less common: they are signed in to the wrong account
Each MangoMap user belongs to one account only. If your teammate has more than one MangoMap sign-in, for example a work email in your account and a different email in another account, they need to sign in with the email that is a user in your account. When they are signed in as a user of a different account, they cannot edit a dataset in your workspace, regardless of group access.
## If none of the above
Ask support to check the dataset ID, the user's account role, and the user's group membership. Include the dataset URL and the user's sign-in email address.
## Related
- [How to share a dataset with groups](/docs/dataset-access/share-dataset-with-groups)
- [How dataset access works in MangoMap](/docs/dataset-access/concepts-dataset-access)
- [Dataset access settings](/docs/dataset-access/dataset-access-settings)
- [How feature editing works in MangoMap](/docs/editing-features/concepts-feature-editing)