VS402904: Access denied: User xxxx does not have permission to edit/view release definition/pipeline or stages
Issue : VS402904: Access denied: User XXXXX does not have view release definition (or) VS402904: Access denied: User does not have edit release pipeline permission. Contact your release manager (or) VS402904: You do not have permissions to modify this stage. Changes made will not be saved. Contact your release manager to grant permissions (or) VS402904: Access denied: User XXXXX does not have manage release approvers permission. Contact your release manager (or) VS402904: Access denied: User XXXXX does not have edit release environment permission
Solution: You may encounter this error when you are trying to view/edit an Release or an Stage. The issue is User doesn’t have permissions to view/edit a certain Release Definition/Stages/Environments etc.,. Incase you get an error like this, go the Release Definition for which user doesn’t have permissions and then change the permissions for the below ones to “Allow”
- View Release Pipeline
- View Releases
- Edit Release Pipeline
- Manage releases
- Edit Release Stage
If you are not the Org Administrator(Project Collection Administrator) , ask your Project Collection Administrator to change any of the above permissions.