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title: "Assign General Group Permissions"
slug: "change-general-group-permissions"
updated: 2025-08-01T07:39:54Z
published: 2025-08-01T07:39:54Z
canonical: "docs.mapp.com/change-general-group-permissions"
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# Assign General Group Permissions

## Goal

​To change the permissions granted to a group role for all groups in Engage.

## Background Information​

General group permissions define what users with a specific group role can do in all groups by default. These settings apply to every group where the role is used – unless group-specific permissions are configured to override them.

## Prerequisites​

- The group role you wish to change is ranked lower than your own.
- Your group role is granted permission ​`403: Group Administration: Change the permissions of lower group roles`.

## Procedure​

1. In the ​main navigation, click ​*User Management​ > Permissions ​ > Group (General)*.
2. From the ​**Group Role**drop-down list, select the group role for which the permissions should be changed. ⇒ The window shows the group permissions available to the selected group role. The permissions selected in the ​Granted​ column are already held by this role.

> [!TIP]
> Use the ​**Category** ​ drop-down list to limit the number of permissions displayed by type.
3. Select a check box in the **​Granted**column to grant additional permissions.
4. Deselect a check box in the **​Granted**column to remove permissions.
5. Click **​Save**. ⇒ Changes to the selected system role are saved. All system users who are assigned this group role have these permissions in the groups where they are a member.