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# Activate a service user for SharePoint On-Premise

## Create a Service User

1. Go to your *Windows Server*
2. Add a dedicated user e.g. LexisCreateDMS@company.com . If you’re not familiar with this, your IT-partner definitely has experience with this.

**Important**: you should have an admin role in Microsoft to be able to add a user. The newly created user doesn't need to be an admin in SharePoint. The service user should have acces on *Site* level (not possible to give the service user access to a single folder).

**Important**: the service user should have *Site.Read.All* permissions.

Later this user account will be connected to Lexis® Create DMS. Therefore all files this account has access to, Lexis® Create DMS will also have access to.

 

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