Assign roles as a role delegator

task australia Updated Sep 10, 2026 1 min read delegate-roles.md

If you're a role delegator, you can delegate roles that are assigned to you for groups that you manage.

Before you begin

Role required: role_delegator

Procedure

Navigate to User Administration > Delegate Roles in Group.

Fill out the form.

Field	Description
Group	Select the group in which to delegate a role or roles to a member. Any group can be selected, including groups that the role_delegator doesn’t belong to or groups that the role_delegator doesn’t manage.
User	Select the group member to delegate a role or roles.
Roles to delegate	Select the roles to delegate to the group member. The roles available for delegating are only the roles that the role_delegator has.

(Optional) To remove a delegated role from a user, open the delegation record and remove the unwanted role or roles.

Parent Topic:Delegating roles

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title: Assign roles as a role delegator
description: If you're a role delegator, you can delegate roles that are assigned to you for groups that you manage.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-administration/user-administration/delegate-roles.html
release: australia
product: User Administration
classification: user-administration
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Delegating roles, Managing roles, User administration, Configure core features, Administer the ServiceNow AI Platform]
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# Assign roles as a role delegator

If you're a role delegator, you can delegate roles that are assigned to you for groups that you manage.

## Before you begin

Role required: role\_delegator

## Procedure

1. Navigate to **User Administration** &gt; **Delegate Roles in Group**.

2. Fill out the form.

|Field|Description|
|-----|-----------|
|Group|Select the group in which to delegate a role or roles to a member. Any group can be selected, including groups that the role\_delegator doesn’t belong to or groups that the role\_delegator doesn’t manage.|
|User|Select the group member to delegate a role or roles.|
|Roles to delegate|Select the roles to delegate to the group member. The roles available for delegating are only the roles that the role\_delegator has.|

\(Optional\) To remove a delegated role from a user, open the delegation record and remove the unwanted role or roles.

**Parent Topic:**[Delegating roles](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ServiceNow/ServiceNowDocs/australia/markdown/australia/platform-administration/user-administration/c_DelegateRoles.md)