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Apply roles to users

Innovation Cloud Startup account has only two roles. Admin role and Contributor role.

The Administratorof the Innovation Cloud Startup account has access to all functionalities of the platform. The Administrator can manage users, Idea Folders and ideas. 

Contributors can add ideas and collaborate on ideas by voting and adding comments, documents or images.


IMPORTANT: Only the Administrator of your Innovation Cloud account can set role for users. Each user can carry only one role.

To set roles to users, please go to the System settings > User management. The list of all the active users will appear on your screen.

Apply a role to a single user or to multiple users by marking the desired user(s) with a checkbox and clicking on the Assign role button located on the top of the All users list. Choose the role you wish to assign to a user from the role list and click on the Assign role button. 

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Note: You can set a role to a single user by using the Edit option, the pencil located on the right side of the single userbox. See the Edit user details. The role also can be set during the process of Adding users to the platform when filling the user details.