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pottheed
Aug 28, 2023Copper Contributor
Azure Devops Not allowed to approve PR's
I am configuring a devops project. I have users assigned via an AD group with the "reader" permissions with view only so they cannot commit code, only view. However when a Pull Request is raised ...
JohnLokerse
Aug 31, 2023Copper Contributor
Hi pottheed,
Yes, this is possible. The problem you are probably facing is that the built-in reader group has pull request contribution permissions:
Go to the project settings:
1. Go to repositories
2. Select the Reader group, or your custom group
3. Set 'contribute to pull requests' to not set.
This results in a hidden approve/complete button: