---
title: "Allow role assignment"
slug: "allow-role-assignment"
tags: ["Totara Platform", "Site Administrator", "How-to"]
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:10Z
canonical: "totara.help/allow-role-assignment"
---

> ## Documentation Index
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# Allow role assignment

[Roles](/totara-20/docs/what-are-roles) are the bundles of capabilities that allow users to perform certain sets of actions on your site. You can define the roles a user can assign to another user based on their own assigned role.

1. Go to *Quick-access* *menu > Permissions > Define roles*.
2. Click the **Allow role assignments** tab.
3. Find the role for which you wish to set role assignment permissions.
4. Click the check box for the roles they should be able to assign.
5. Click **Save changes**.

![The Allow role assignments tab on the Define roles page.](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1727350616621.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-06T06%3A27%3A06Z&se=2026-11-06T07%3A27%3A06Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=Ku45SKNR%2F5e7a3AhmXXLbnnJ9dSfwfCN7N2E9wRy3ZM%3D)

## Next steps

- [Edit a role](/totara-20/docs/edit-a-role)
- [Allow role overrides](/totara-20/docs/allow-role-overrides)

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