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title: "Assign Group-Override Permissions via System Role"
slug: "change-group-override-permissions"
updated: 2025-08-01T07:43:13Z
published: 2025-08-01T07:43:13Z
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# Assign Group-Override Permissions via System Role

## Goal​

To change the group permissions granted to a system role in Engage. These permissions override the group permissions granted to users assigned this system role and apply whether the user is a member of the group or not.

## Background Information​

Group-override permissions assign group-level rights directly to a system role. These permissions apply across all groups – even if the user is not a member of the group – and override both general and group-specific group roles.

> **Example**
> 
> A user with the role *Client Administrator* should be able to manage any group in the system. Instead of adding them to each group individually, you can assign override permissions to their system role.

## Prerequisites​

- The system role you wish to change is ranked lower than your own.
- Your system role is granted the permission ​119: System Administration: Change the group override permissions of lower system roles​.

## Procedure

1. In the **​**Main Navigation​, click ​ *User Management​ > Permissions* ​ *> Group (Override).*
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.