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alias: tutorials-howto-manage-user-workgroups
description: "Add a Workgroup and Role assignment to a User in MES."
---

# How to: Manage Workgroups for a User

### 1. Go to the Administration menu.

![Screenshot showing the Administration menu.](images/howto_workspace01.png)

### 2. Open Security.

![Screenshot showing Security in the Administration page.](images/howto_user_access_workspace01.png)

### 3. Select Users.

![Screenshot showing Users in the Security page.](images/howto_assign_workspace01.png)

### 4. Open the User.

Select the **User** name to open its details.

![Screenshot showing the User in the Users list.](images/howto_assign_workspace02.png)

### 5. Open the Workgroups subsection.

On **Details**, select **Workgroups**.

![Screenshot showing the Workgroups subsection for the selected User.](images/howto_manage_user_workgroup01.png)

### 6. Select Manage.

![Screenshot showing the Manage action in the Workgroups subsection for the User.](images/howto_manage_user_workgroup02.png)

!!! info
    The account managing these assignments needs User.ManageWorkgroups.

### 7. Add the Workgroup.

Choose the **Workgroup** and its associated **Role**. The **User** must already belong to that **Role**. The **Workgroup** must be Active and have **Workspace** scope.

![Screenshot showing a new Workgroup and Role assignment for the User.](images/howto_manage_user_workgroup03.png)

!!! note
    A User can have the same Workgroup assigned more than once when each assignment uses a different Role.

### 8. Select Update to save.

![Screenshot showing the User Workgroup assignments and save action.](images/howto_manage_user_workgroup04.png)

The **User** now has the selected **Workgroup**/**Role** assignments.

!!! info
    For more information, see:

    - [[tutorials-howto-give-user-workspace-access]].
    - [[tutorials-howto-create-workgroup]].
    - [[user-guide-security-users#managing-user-workgroups|Managing User Workgroups]].