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title: Add a Role
slug: litmusedge/product-features/system/access-control/users/add-role
description: You can add a new role customized with user permissions.
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createdAt: 2022-09-21T19:14:05.000Z
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You can add a new role customized with user permissions by navigating to **System **>** Access Control **from the **Users **tab.

Learn more about [Role Permissions](docId\:AOcSGbhJTzK7vFNuSYnoe). 

**To add a role**:

1. Navigate to **System ***> ***Access Control**. 
2. From the *Manage Roles* section, click the **Add Permissions (+)** icon.
   The *Add Role Details* dialog box appears.
   ![](https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/ScgL6HSJ4A5YkqrK4qB_k_add-role.png)
3. Enter a name for the role.
4. Under *Permissions*, select the check boxes for each permission the role will receive. Based on your selection, additional permissions may be automatically added to ensure proper functionality. See [Role Permissions](docId\:AOcSGbhJTzK7vFNuSYnoe) for more information. 
   ::Image[]{src="https://api.archbee.com/api/optimize/SSUUxKZUk9bFTEPNn_6Zo/O3YdW38kS6eJXHUqWL_uD_addroledetailsdialogbox.png" size="80" width="1171" height="772" caption="Add Role Details dialog box" position="center" showCaption="true"}
5. When done, click **Add Role Details**.
   The role is added to the *Roles *tab.