Assign a team member to an account
Assign a team member to an account by selecting an employee and their role or responsibility in the Customer Service Management (CSM) application. When a team member has the Account Manager responsibility, they can view account details and perform actions on behalf of the account.
Before you begin
Role required: One of the following roles:
- sn_crm_foundation_admin
- sn_crm_foundation_data_manager
- sn_crm_account_relationship_data_manager
- sn_customerservice_manager
Note: Install the CSM Contributor User (com.snc.csm_contributor_user) plugin, which has been moved to App Store beginning with Australia release.
About this task
Administrators can assign a team member to an account using the Account Team Members related list on the Responsibility Definition form. Similarly, customer service managers can assign team members to an account using the Account Team Members related list on the account or partner record.
Procedure
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Navigate to All > Customer Service > Customer > Accounts or Partners.
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Select an account.
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From the Account Team Members related list, select New.
The account team member must have a sn_customerservice.relationship_contributor role.
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On the form, fill in the fields.
|
Field |
Definition |
|---|---|
|
Account |
Account that the user is assigned to. If you're assigning a user from an account or partner record, this field is automatically filled in. If not, you can select an account from the Accounts list. |
|
User |
Employee selected to fulfill the role or responsibility.Note: Starting with the Vancouver release, the External Organization Staff [sn_csm_service_organization_external_staff] can be added as Account Relationship Managers through Account Team Members (Account Staff Relationships). |
|
Type |
Defines the label for the relationship with the selected user. You can select the type from the list of related party configurations.Note: Starting with the Yokohama release, the Type field is added to the Account Team Member form. For more information on how to populate the Type field for existing data, see Populate the Type field in relationship tables using the fix script. |
|
Responsibility |
Role or responsibility selected for this employee. |
|
Order |
Specifies the sequence in which records are displayed, organized according to business preferences. |
|
Active |
Indicates whether this team membership is currently in effect. Note: The default value is set to True. If the active flag is True, access is granted through the relationship. However, if the active flag is False, no access is granted through the relationship. |
|
Start date |
Date when the relationship is set to active. |
|
End date |
Date when the relationship ends or is closed.Note: If both dates are set, the end date must be later than the start date. |
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title: Assign a team member to an account
description: Assign a team member to an account by selecting an employee and their role or responsibility in the Customer Service Management \(CSM\) application. When a team member has the Account Manager responsibility, they can view account details and perform actions on behalf of the account.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/t\_AssignTeamMemberToAccount.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 2
breadcrumb: [Creating an account team member, Create customer relationships, Configure accounts and contacts, Customer data, Set up your environment, Configure, Customer Service Management]
---
# Assign a team member to an account
Assign a team member to an account by selecting an employee and their role or responsibility in the Customer Service Management \(CSM\) application. When a team member has the Account Manager responsibility, they can view account details and perform actions on behalf of the account.
## Before you begin
Role required: One of the following roles:
- sn\_crm\_foundation\_admin
- sn\_crm\_foundation\_data\_manager
- sn\_crm\_account\_relationship\_data\_manager
- sn\_customerservice\_manager
**Note:** Install the CSM Contributor User \(com.snc.csm\_contributor\_user\) plugin, which has been moved to App Store beginning with Australia release.
## About this task
Administrators can assign a team member to an account using the Account Team Members related list on the Responsibility Definition form. Similarly, customer service managers can assign team members to an account using the Account Team Members related list on the account or partner record.
## Procedure
1. Navigate to **All** > **Customer Service** > **Customer** > **Accounts** or **Partners**.
2. Select an account.
3. From the Account Team Members related list, select **New**.
The account team member must have a sn\_customerservice.relationship\_contributor role.
4. On the form, fill in the fields.
<table id="table_jb3_qpg_q5"><thead><tr><th>
Field
</th><th>
Definition
</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>
Account
</td><td>
Account that the user is assigned to. If you're assigning a user from an account or partner record, this field is automatically filled in. If not, you can select an account from the Accounts list.
</td></tr><tr><td>
User
</td><td>
Employee selected to fulfill the role or responsibility.**Note:** Starting with the Vancouver release, the External Organization Staff \[sn\_csm\_service\_organization\_external\_staff\] can be added as Account Relationship Managers through Account Team Members \(Account Staff Relationships\).
</td></tr><tr><td>
Type
</td><td>
Defines the label for the relationship with the selected user. You can select the type from the list of related party configurations.**Note:** Starting with the Yokohama release, the **Type** field is added to the Account Team Member form. For more information on how to populate the **Type** field for existing data, see [Populate the Type field in relationship tables using the fix script](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/customer-service-management/migration-of-account-manager-responsibility-access.md).
</td></tr><tr><td>
Responsibility
</td><td>
Role or responsibility selected for this employee.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Order
</td><td>
Specifies the sequence in which records are displayed, organized according to business preferences.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Active
</td><td>
Indicates whether this team membership is currently in effect. **Note:** The default value is set to **True**.
If the active flag is **True**, access is granted through the relationship. However, if the active flag is **False**, no access is granted through the relationship.
</td></tr><tr><td>
Start date
</td><td>
Date when the relationship is set to active.
</td></tr><tr><td>
End date
</td><td>
Date when the relationship ends or is closed.**Note:** If both dates are set, the end date must be later than the start date.
</td></tr></tbody>
</table>5. Select **Submit**.
| title | Assign a team member to an account |
| description | Assign a team member to an account by selecting an employee and their role or responsibility in the Customer Service Management \(CSM\) application. When a team member has the Account Manager responsibility, they can view account details and perform actions on behalf of the account. |
| locale | en-US |
| canonical_url | https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/customer-service-management/t\_AssignTeamMemberToAccount.html |
| release | australia |
| topic_type | task |
| last_updated | 2026-09-10 |
| reading_time_minutes | 2 |
| breadcrumb | Creating an account team memberCreate customer relationshipsConfigure accounts and contactsCustomer dataSet up your environmentConfigureCustomer Service Management |