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Getting Forbidden: you might not have the necessary permissions when updating a KR
Getting Forbidden: you might not have the necessary permissions when updating a KR

Trying to update KR, results in a Forbidden: you might not have the necessary permissions error

Neli Ivanova avatar
Written by Neli Ivanova
Updated over a year ago

Problem

When making an update to a Key result I am getting the following error:

Forbidden: you might not have the necessary permissions. Error message: insufficient privileges to create snapshot metric with ID.

Cause

Your role does not have the "Manage OKRs" permissions enabled.

Solution

  1. Navigate to Settings > Users > Manage roles

  2. Select the desired role

  3. Enable the "Manage OKRs" permission. 

Here's a short demo video how to do that:

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