# Assigning roles for an existing 'native' linked company user

## Introduction

If you are a multi-company profile user with [permission to manage another linked company](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/managing-team-members-and-users-for-multi-company-profiles/working-with-your-team-members/granting-and-revoking-permission-for-an-existing-team-member-to-manage-a-linked-company.md), you can assign different user roles for existing 'native' user accounts associated with that company.

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When you [add a new company user account](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/managing-team-members-and-users-for-multi-company-profiles/working-with-native-company-users/creating-a-new-native-user-for-a-linked-company.md), assigning the required roles is part of the initial account creation process. Steps detailed on this page can be followed if you need to assign different roles for an existing team member.
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If you are a multi-company profile user with an `administrator` or `manager` role, you can change the role associated with other lesser-role company users. The following rules apply:

<table><thead><tr><th width="266">Your role</th><th>Allowed role changes </th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Administrator</td><td><ul><li>Can assign roles up to and including <code>manager</code> level  (e.g. change a <code>user</code> account to a <code>manager</code> account).</li><li>Can reduce other non-administrator accounts to a lesser role (e.g. change a <code>user</code> account to a <code>read-only</code> account).</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td>Manager</td><td><ul><li>Can assign roles up to and including <code>user</code> level  (e.g. change a <code>read-only</code> account to a <code>user</code> account).</li><li>Can reduce other non-manager accounts to a lesser role (e.g. change a <code>user</code> account to a <code>read-only</code> account).</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table>

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For more information please see our [Roles & permissions summary](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/roles-and-permissions-summary.md) page.
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## The steps

**Step 1**\
[Access company users for the required linked company](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/managing-team-members-and-users-for-multi-company-profiles/working-with-native-company-users/viewing-native-company-users-for-a-linked-company.md).

**Step 2**\
Move down to the **extra** section and select the **\[company] users** tab - here you will find all 'native' user accounts associated with this company - i.e. users who are directly associated with this company profile and can log into the Patchworks dashboard with their own credentials:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/696pmSrFYps5gEUvwHWq" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

**Step 3**\
Click the name of the user account that you want to update:

<div align="left"><figure><img src="/files/W02HBkFy6usj7HKHhUDq" alt="" width="375"><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div>

**Step 4**\
The user **roles** tab is displayed and you'll see which roles are currently assigned for this account:

<figure><img src="/files/v3eaDSauodZ3exvew8Wi" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

**Step 5**\
Assign (and/or remove) roles as needed by clicking the appropriate **assign role** / **remove role** button.

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If you attempt to assign a role that is outside of your own permissions, a failure message is displayed and the change will not be made.
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**Step 6**\
Save changes.


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