---
title: "Role management"
slug: "role-management"
description: "Learn how to define and assign roles in Zilliant CPQ."
updated: 2025-06-13T16:02:22Z
published: 2025-06-13T16:02:22Z
canonical: "docs.zilliant.com/role-management"
---

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# Role management

Assign roles to users to restrict or enable specific user actions. Roles enable you to specify purpose-built access to specific user groups.

You can assign only one role to each user.

## Define roles

1. From the left navigation area, select **Administration**.
2. From the top navigation bar, select **Role Management**.
3. Select **+**.
4. Enter a unique name for the role, then select **Create**.
5. Enter or select values for each of the following areas:
  - Overview
  - Access Management
  - Localization

## Assign roles

1. From the left navigation area, select **Administration**.
2. From the top navigation bar, select **User Management**.
3. Assign a role from the list of users or from the user account record.

## Define permissions for a role

1. From the left navigation area, select **Administration**.
2. From the top navigation bar, select **Role Management**.
3. Select an existing role, then select **Access Management**.
4. Select the **Permissions** field.
5. In the **Permissions** window, select one or more permissions to add to the role, then select **Update**.
6. Select **Save**.