# Creating a new 'native' user for a linked company

## 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 add a new 'native' user for that company. 

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Native users can log into the Patchworks dashboard to work with their own company profile, using their own login credentials. For more information about the different types of user associated with managed companies please see our [managed company users introduction](/product-documentation/users-roles-and-permissions/managing-team-members-and-users-for-multi-company-profiles.md).
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By default, new users are created with a `user` role. If you are a multi-company profile user with an `administrator` or `manager` role, you can change this if required - 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:

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**Step 3**\
Click the **create user** button:

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**Step 4**\
Enter the person's name and email address:

<figure><img src="/files/qJGOfEq6vjFxi8XcrDbu" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

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The email address provided here is used to log into the Patchworks dashboard.
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**Step 5**\
Click the **save** button. The user account is saved and an email is sent to the given address, with a link for the user to set their password.

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A password must be used with the user's email address in order to log into the Patchworks dashboard.
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**Step 6**\
The user **roles** tab is displayed and you'll see that the new account is created - by default, new accounts are created with a `user` role:

<figure><img src="/files/bTSbtvgXWIdYe9Inu9PG" alt=""><figcaption></figcaption></figure>

If required, you can assign an alternative role by clicking the appropriate button.

**Step 7**\
Save changes. Once the user has set their password (via the link provided in an email triggered in step 5) they can access the Patchworks dashboard for their own company.


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