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# Manage questionnaire contributors and ownership

# Manage questionnaire contributors and ownership {#ariaid-title1}

Release version: Australia  
Updated June 3, 2026  
![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read  
Add or remove contributors for a questionnaire request, or transfer questionnaire ownership to another contact, so the right team members can collaborate on and submit the questionnaire.

## Before you begin

Important:  
This task applies to Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM) with Smart Assessment Engine (SAE) usage only. Questionnaire contributor and ownership management may differ in Classic TPRM environments.

Role required: questionnaire owner for the specific questionnaire request.

## About this task

Use the Manage Contributors action to give additional team members access to help complete the questionnaire. Use the Reassign action to transfer ownership---for example, when the current owner is unavailable or when a different person needs to submit the questionnaire.

Only the current questionnaire owner can use the Manage Contributors and Reassign actions. Other contacts must request ownership or contributor access from the questionnaire owner.

## Procedure

1. Navigate to the Assessments tab.
2. Open the questionnaire request.
3. Choose the action based on what you need to do.

   | Goal | Steps |
   | Add or remove contributors | In the right panel under Contributors, select Manage. In the Manage contributors dialog, select contacts to add or remove, then select Save and close. Use Sectional access to assign contacts to specific sections of the questionnaire only. |
   | Transfer questionnaire ownership | Open the overflow menu (⋮) and select Reassign. Select the new owner and confirm. After reassignment, the new contact becomes the questionnaire owner and can submit the questionnaire. |
   |-|-|

   {#tprm-portal-manage-contributors__choicetable_contributor_actions}  
   If the previous questionnaire owner needs continued access after ownership is reassigned, use Manage Contributors to add them back as a contributor. Ownership reassignment completely removes the
   previous owner's access; they are not automatically added as a contributor.

## What to do next

Notify new contributors or the new questionnaire owner so they know they have been added to the questionnaire.
**Related concepts**   

* [Managing the Third-party portal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/0~pzVvr~IuJOCqkyFNmYfA "Third-party contacts respond to questionnaires, requests for documentation, tasks, and issues on the Third-party portal. The portal is the point of interaction between third parties and risk assessors.")
* [Questionnaire ownership and contributor access](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/kcSvQtyZtRVzjmKhXNz7KQ "Each Smart Assessment Engine questionnaire request in the third-party portal has a single questionnaire owner and can include questionnaire contributors. Ownership determines who can submit the completed questionnaire and who can manage team access.")
* [Third-party portal contact roles and permissions](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/Gi4O66QOUKkD5YvpXzPZKw "The third-party portal uses a role-based access model to control who can view, respond to, and manage questionnaire requests, issues, and tasks. Each of the four contact role types has a defined scope and set of permissions.")  
**Related tasks**   

* [Respond to a questionnaire in the third-party portal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/VXcbHZyM5PSqTxTKw_x_HA "As a third-party contact, respond to assessment questionnaires issued by your assessment team. You can answer questions directly in the portal, use a spreadsheet template, or use a SIG questionnaire format to provide your responses.")
* [Invite a contact to the third-party portal](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/MTupLYZ7Geh9gNPtF66euA "Invite a new team member to the third-party portal so they can access questionnaire requests, tasks, and issues for your organization.")
* [Deactivate a third-party portal contact](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/IIS3~Nj8jRN2s515c0dK6g "Remove a contact's access to the third-party portal when they no longer need it, such as when a team member leaves the organization or changes roles.")