Can't Create Badges Despite Having Permission

In a group where I have the permission to create badges, I am still blocked and told I do not have permission. My client gave me access and confirmed it was saved, and I still get this message when creating a badge:

This message appears in the output:

Device Info

User agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; rv:102.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/102.0
Platform Type: PC
Device Type: Computer

Page URL: https://create.roblox.com/dashboard/creations/experiences/{ID}/badges/create

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Hello, I can take a look into this issue. Could you please provide me in a DM your group id, user id and badge id?

Also by permission do you mean you have the ā€œSpend Group Fundsā€ permission?

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We talked previously in DMs but I just wanted to update you. We decided to remove the Spend Group Funds permission. Now you will need the three enabled permissions seen in this screenshot

This applies even past the first 5 free badges.

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Hey ahrielia! Sorry to bump such an old report but I have some confusion about this post.

Are the 3 toggled on permissions in the attached screenshot all that are needed for a group member to create badges in the groupā€™s games? I canā€™t seem to create them without the ā€œSpend group fundsā€ permission, which is a little annoying.

Yeah you shouldnā€™t need the Spend group funds permission anymore. Are you seeing that you need four permissions now to create badges?

Thanks for the info. Yes, I have all the permissions you mentioned toggled on for my role but when the spend group funds one was removed, it removed my ability to create badges for the group, including free ones. This highly restricts my development workflow as whilst I donā€™t want developers to be able to spend group funds recklessly, I do want them to be able to create badges.

Would really appreciate some assistance with this - let me know if youā€™d like me to create another report and @ you.

Also, while youā€™re here I might ask - can I get some insight as to what the ā€˜Spend group fundsā€™ permission actually entails? I know it lets you spend funds to make badges (pretty sure), and I thought it let you blow all the group funds on ads but upon investigation it seems not. Iā€™m weary of giving developers this permission due to the security risks it might pose, but at the same time I do want them to have the ability to view group funds and create badges.

Cheers.

I can look into it. As for spend group funds, Iā€™m not entirely sure of all the permissions it gives, Iā€™ll ask around and get back to you.

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Thanks a bunch for your efforts. Look forward to hearing back :slightly_smiling_face:

For spend group funds it looks like it will do the following:

  1. Spend funds for ads, they also need an advertising permission though
  2. Upload audio but they need another permission.
  3. View group funds
  4. View group revenue
  5. View group transactions
  6. Create game pass but they need the same permission from 2. I think its one of the ones in my screenshot above

So for your scenario I think you can provide the spend group funds permission but donā€™t give them the advertising permission. I donā€™t know the exact name of this permission but I can ask if you also donā€™t know what that is.

If you have any other scenarios youā€™re wary of, feel free to let me know and I can double check.

Such a fast response, thank you! This is very helpful.

Iā€™m pretty sure this would be the ā€œAdvertise the groupā€ permission, albeit the name is a little misleading implying you can only advertise the group (which hasnā€™t been an option since the removal of User Ads) and not itā€™s experiences. Makes sense now that Iā€™m aware though, so thanks.

Thatā€™s about it - will PM you if I have any more in future. Iā€™m assuming you guys will notify us in advance if you plan to add in a destructive permission involving the ā€œSpend group fundsā€ one? Just hoping you guys are aware that we give devs this permission and if any abusive perms are attached to it without warning (of which Iā€™m pretty sure some are planned with the new Creator Hub Payouts tab), this could cause chaos with lots of groups.

Eagerly awaiting your response on the issue of creating badges. If this is intended behavior, thatā€™s also okay (although unintuitive) - just want to be sure. Iā€™m not sure how it would work if you wanted to pay for a badge but didnā€™t have the Spend group funds permission, actually - would you just use your own funds now? Thanks.

Iā€™m pretty sure this would be the ā€œAdvertise the groupā€ permission

Yes its this one :slight_smile:

Iā€™m assuming you guys will notify us in advance if you plan to add in a destructive permission involving the ā€œSpend group fundsā€ one?

My team doesnā€™t work with this permission so I canā€™t guarantee anything but I have trust that there will be ample warning before any change are made.

Eagerly awaiting your response on the issue of creating badges. If this is intended behavior, thatā€™s also okay (although unintuitive) - just want to be sure. Iā€™m not sure how it would work if you wanted to pay for a badge but didnā€™t have the Spend group funds permission, actually - would you just use your own funds now? Thanks.

How its intended to work is that you will still be able to use group funds even if you donā€™t have the Spend Group Funds permission. Iā€™ll try to get you an update by next week for the bug fix.

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Hey! Itā€™s been a week - any updates?

No rush, really appreciate the quick responses here.

Sorry ended up looking into it later than expected. A fix probably wonā€™t be able to be out until next week :frowning:

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Hi sorry, got to it way later than expected again. Iā€™m unable to repro on my end unfortunately. Could you verify that you still see this error?

I have these three permissions enabled

Are you trying to use group funds or user funds when creating the group badge?

If you can still repro then please DM me your badgeId, userId and groupId

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Oh, thatā€™s a little awkward - I overlooked this and actually didnā€™t have these permissions turned on.

Tried with them on just now and everything seems to be working.

Very sorry for bugging you and taking time out of your busy schedule to have you look into this :slightly_smiling_face: really appreciate it nonetheless. Thanks ahrielia!

No worries!! Iā€™m glad it works :smiley:

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