[Bots] Can't create bot from Admin UI

Summary

Issue with System console controls over Bots Accounts

Steps to reproduce

Have installed MM server on your own server

chat Version: 5.20.1
Database Schema Version: 5.20.0
Database: postgres

Go to the documentation here
https://docs.mattermost.com/developer/bot-accounts.html#configuration-settings

Go to
System Console > Integrations > Bot Accounts

There are no Bot Accounts option to choose(

Expected behavior

I should be able to choose Bot Accounts

I also tried to edit config.json and enable there option that relative to bot account - no luck.

What happens if you try to edit it via config.json?

after enabling it there and restarting server - nothing changes
i log out from MM and log in again, but no changes in system console.

Would you be able to help share more details about all your config settings related to Integrations https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/config-settings.html#integrations?

Hello, @taras.budzyn

From System Console > Bot Management, can you confirm that you have set the Enable Bot Account Creation to true?

Once that is done, ensure that you have the System Administrator permission, navigate to Integrations > Bot Accounts and ensure that you can click the Add Bot Account:

Else, can you run the SQL statement on your database so I can confirm if there were any explicit changes to the Permissions of system_admin. For example:

mysql> SELECT * FROM Roles WHERE Name = "system_admin";
+----------------------------+--------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
| Id                         | Name         | DisplayName                            | Description                                   | CreateAt      | UpdateAt      | DeleteAt | Permissions                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | SchemeManaged | BuiltIn |
+----------------------------+--------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
| 5d61r38edjnj9gss3gsjt3bo1a | system_admin | authentication.roles.global_admin.name | authentication.roles.global_admin.description | 1583893279048 | 1583893279176 |        0 |  assign_system_admin_role use_slash_commands view_team edit_others_posts manage_public_channel_members list_team_channels create_team create_user_access_token delete_others_posts delete_others_emojis create_post read_channel create_post_public manage_team_roles import_team edit_post view_members delete_post demote_to_guest remove_user_from_team delete_emojis manage_public_channel_properties manage_bots revoke_user_access_token manage_slash_commands join_public_channels read_bots create_private_channel manage_roles invite_user manage_outgoing_webhooks manage_others_bots manage_channel_roles join_private_teams list_users_without_team read_user_access_token remove_others_reactions manage_incoming_webhooks manage_jobs add_reaction manage_others_incoming_webhooks manage_private_channel_properties edit_other_users delete_private_channel create_bot upload_file list_private_teams manage_others_outgoing_webhooks invite_guest remove_reaction manage_system read_public_channel delete_public_channel create_emojis manage_private_channel_members manage_others_slash_commands get_public_link create_post_ephemeral read_others_bots promote_guest manage_system_wide_oauth add_user_to_team manage_oauth create_public_channel manage_team |             1 |       1 |
+----------------------------+--------------+----------------------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+---------------+---------------+----------+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+---------------+---------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

I don’t have menu option Bot Management that it’s the issue that I describe.

    "EnableOAuthServiceProvider": false,
    "EnableIncomingWebhooks": true,
    "EnableOutgoingWebhooks": true,
    "EnableCommands": true,
    "EnableOnlyAdminIntegrations": true,
    "EnablePostUsernameOverride": true,
    "EnablePostIconOverride": true,
    "EnableLinkPreviews": false,
    "EnableTesting": false,
    "EnableDeveloper": false,
    "DisableBotsWhenOwnerIsDeactivated": true,
    "EnableBotAccountCreation": true,

Ok, seems after latest update to 5.21 and clean setup - bot feature is working now.
Sorry to bother all.

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