Switching user roles from a chat channel using AWS Chatbot - AWS Chatbot

Switching user roles from a chat channel using AWS Chatbot

If you find that your current user role doesn’t have the right permissions to achieve your desired task, you can switch roles directly from Microsoft Teams and Slack.

Note

If you are unable to run a particular command after switching roles, contact your administrator regarding the channel guardrails in place.

To switch a user role from a chat channel

  1. In your chat channel, enter @aws switch-role.

  2. Choose the account that you want to switch roles for.

    Note

    This link will take you directly to the AWS Chatbot console.

  3. In the AWS Chatbot console, choose Choose user role.

  4. In User role, choose a user role.

  5. Choose Save.

    Note

    Choosing Save, takes you to an authorization page. This is so your chat client identity can be retrieved and associated with your chosen role.

  6. On the authorization page, choose Allow.