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# Add role to existing role

# Add a role to an existing role {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
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When you add a new role to an existing role for a user, the user inherits the access
that is granted by the new role.

## Before you begin

Role required: admin

## Procedure

1. Navigate to AllUser AdministrationRoles and open the existing role.
2. Click Edit in the Contains Roles related list.
3. Use the slushbucket to add one or more roles to the existing role.
4. Click Save.  
   The users with the existing role inherit the access that is granted by the
   new role.

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