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# User access to Critical System should be valid

> Checks that everyone with GitLab access is an active employee on the People page.

## What this check does

DSALTA compares the members on the GitLab Access page against your People directory. GitLab's Members API only returns a real email for the connected token's own account, so matching for every other member falls back to their GitLab username (by username, or by the local part of a person's email). It passes when every GitLab member is an active employee on the People page.

<Note>
  This check also runs on 67 other integrations — see [User access to Critical System should be valid](/tests/user-access-to-critical-system-should-be-valid) for the full list.
</Note>

|                          |                                               |
| ------------------------ | --------------------------------------------- |
| **Severity**             | Info                                          |
| **Category**             | `access`                                      |
| **Data used**            | GitLab Access page users, People page records |
| **Permissions required** | `read_api`                                    |

**Passes when:** Every member with GitLab access is an active employee on the People page.

## Why this matters

Access to the organization's source-control platform must be limited to current, authorized employees.

## How to fix

**Review GitLab access**

1. Open **GitLab**.
2. Go to **Group/Project**.
3. Go to **Members**.
4. Remove anyone who is not a current employee.
5. Go to **DSALTA**.
6. Go to **People**.
7. Confirm each GitLab member's username is set and the person is active.

Once resolved, DSALTA records a **200** (compliant) result on this test's **Source Data** tab at the next scheduled run.

## Frequently asked questions

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  <Accordion title="How often does this check run?">
    Once a day, at 02:00 America/New\_York, while the integration is connected. A run is skipped entirely if the integration is not in a **connected** state, or if the test has been deactivated.

    To see a fix reflected sooner, open the test from **Data Library → Tests** and click **Run** in the **Run Test** row. You need Full Access to run a test on demand.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What does the status actually tell me?">
    The **Status** column answers "did the check run?", not "did I pass". **Completed** means DSALTA reached your system and finished evaluating — a check that ran and *found a problem* is still Completed.

    To see what it found, open the test and read the result code on the **Source Data** tab. **200** means nothing to fix; **204** means the check did not apply to your environment; **207** means it ran and found a compliance gap you need to act on. See [Understanding test results](/guides/data-library/test-results).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="The check shows Failed. Does that mean I am non-compliant?">
    Usually not. On an integration-powered check, **Failed** means DSALTA was *blocked* and could not evaluate it — result code **403** (a missing permission) or **428** (a setting DSALTA still needs from you). Code **500** means the run failed on DSALTA's side.

    A genuine compliance gap does not turn the list red — it runs to completion and shows **207**.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="What if this check does not apply to us?">
    Deactivate it: open the test from **Data Library → Tests**, then use the **⋮** menu at the top right of the panel and choose **Deactivate Test**. It applies immediately, with no confirmation step.

    Write your justification in the **Comments** tab **before** you deactivate. Once deactivated, every other tab is grayed out, so Comments is the only place an auditor can read why — see [Test detail](/guides/data-library/test-detail).
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="Does DSALTA change my configuration?">
    No. DSALTA only reads. It never creates, modifies, or deletes resources, and every remediation step is performed by your team directly in the third-party product.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>