Assigning a territory on account

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title: Assigning a territory on account
description: You can update the primary territory on an account in which Sales Territory Management​ has been implemented.
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# Assigning a territory on account

You can update the primary territory on an account in which Sales Territory Management​ has been implemented.

## Before you begin

Role required: sales territory admin \(or a user with sales territory override role\)

## Procedure

1.  In the CRM Workspace, select the **List** \[Omitted image "list-outline-24.svg"\] Alt text: view.

2.  Navigate to **Customer** > **Accounts** and select the account you want to update the territory.

3.  On the Details tab, update the **Sales Ownership** > **Primary Sales Territory** field with the other available territories.

    **Note:** The territories are automatically assigned to the account by the assignment algorithm. For more info, see [Run Assignments](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/order-management/run-assignments.md).

4.  Select **Save**.


**Parent Topic:**[Using Sales Territory Management​](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/order-management/use-sales-territory-management.md)

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[Configuring Sales Territory Management​](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/order-management/configure-sales-territory-management.md)

[Sales Territory Management​](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/order-management/explore-sales-territory-management.md)