Clarify IdP group mapping vs invites #1049
Open
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
This suggestion is invalid because no changes were made to the code.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is closed.
Suggestions cannot be applied while viewing a subset of changes.
Only one suggestion per line can be applied in a batch.
Add this suggestion to a batch that can be applied as a single commit.
Applying suggestions on deleted lines is not supported.
You must change the existing code in this line in order to create a valid suggestion.
Outdated suggestions cannot be applied.
This suggestion has been applied or marked resolved.
Suggestions cannot be applied from pending reviews.
Suggestions cannot be applied on multi-line comments.
Suggestions cannot be applied while the pull request is queued to merge.
Suggestion cannot be applied right now. Please check back later.
Description of the change
Added details for IdP group mapping for user management, as well as a link to the full IdP group mapping page under Authorization. Noted that it's an either/or situation, and you don't need to invite users if you're using IdP group mapping.
Checklist
Please make sure that the proposed change checks all the boxes below before requesting a review:
mainbranch.If the proposed change is ready to be merged, please request a review from
@spacelift-io/solutions-engineering. Someone will review and merge the pull request.Spacelift employees should request reviews from the relevant engineers and are allowed to merge pull requests after they got at least one approval.
Thank you for your contribution! 🙇
Note
Low Risk
Docs-only changes (no product behavior) with minimal risk beyond potential confusion if instructions/links are incorrect.
Overview
Documentation update clarifying that access can be granted either via direct user invites or via IdP group mapping, and that invites aren’t required when IdP group mapping is used.
Expands
docs/concepts/user-management/README.mdwith a new IdP group mapping section including UI steps, role/space binding details, and an important note that manually granted higher permissions override group-mapped permissions; also adds a link fromdocs/getting-started/invite-teammates/README.mdpointing readers to IdP group mapping as an additional onboarding option and fixes a minor link anchor.Written by Cursor Bugbot for commit 5873fde. This will update automatically on new commits. Configure here.