--- title: Define roles and permissions for your EarthScan Organization members description: Invite users to your EarthScan™ Organization and customize user permissions --- [Skip to content](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/define-roles-and-permissions-for-your-earthscan-organization-members#main-content) English Show submenu for translations ![EarthScan\_ID\_White\_RGB-01.png\]](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/hs-fs/hubfs/EarthScan_ID_White_RGB-01.png?height=40&name=EarthScan_ID_White_RGB-01.png) - [EarthScan](https://www.mitigasolutions.com/earthscan) - [About](https://www.mitigasolutions.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.mitigasolutions.com/contact-us) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [EarthScan](https://www.mitigasolutions.com/earthscan) - [About](https://www.mitigasolutions.com/about-us) - [Contact](https://www.mitigasolutions.com/contact-us) - English Show submenu for translations - Go to EarthScan Go to EarthScan Welcome to the EarthScan Knowledge Base. 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[EarthScan Organization](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/using-earthscan?hsLang=en#earthscan-organization) # Define roles and permissions for your EarthScan Organization members ## Invite users to your EarthScan™ Organization and customize user permissions > After reading this article, you will learn: > > - [What an EarthScan Organization is](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/define-roles-and-permissions-for-your-earthscan-organization-members#earthscan_organization) > - [The different users and permissions in EarthScan](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/define-roles-and-permissions-for-your-earthscan-organization-members#user_roles) > - [Who can set and customize user permissions](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/define-roles-and-permissions-for-your-earthscan-organization-members#org_roles) > - [How to set and customize user permissions](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/define-roles-and-permissions-for-your-earthscan-organization-members#set_permissions) ### **EarthScan Organizations** In EarthScan, **Organizations** are an organizing function to group together Portfolios and users relevant to your company. Your EarthScan Organization contains your **Org home** where all your Portfolios are stored, your **Asset Library** and a **Permissions** page.  Each user within your EarthScan Organization is assigned a user role that defines the permissions they have access to. When you invite a new user to join your EarthScan Organization, you will be asked to assign them a role depending on which permissions you would like them to have.  ### **EarthScan user roles and permissions** There are three types of user roles in EarthScan. Each role has their own level of permissions within the Organization.  - **Members** - users can *view, create* and *share* Portfolios - **Admins** - users have the same permissions as **Members**. And they can also: - *Invite* users to join the Organization - *Remove* **Members** from an Organization - but they *cannot remove* **Admins** - *Promote* users from **Members** to **Admins** - but they *cannot change* **Admins** to **Members** - **Org Owners** - users have the same permissions as **Admins**. And they can also: - *Remove* **Admins** from an Organization - *Change* users from **Admins** to **Members** The user who sets up the EarthScan Organization is automatically assigned the role of ‘Org Owner’. There is only one Org Owner per EarthScan Organization. Additional users invited to the Organization can be assigned either ‘Member’ or ‘Admin’ permissions.  If you need to change the Org Owner for your Organization, contact your Customer Success Manager (if you have been assigned one), or reach out to **feedback@earth-scan.com**.  ### **Organization roles and permissions** The user within your EarthScan Organization who creates a Portfolio is automatically assigned as the Portfolio **Owner**. Other users of the Portfolio are **Contributors**. Portfolio Owners and Contributors can be Members, Admins or Org Owners.  **Please note:** Only the Portfolio **Owner**canedit or delete it.     ### **Customize your EarthScan Organization user permissions** Users are assigned a user role when they’re added to the Organization. [Learn how to add users to your EarthScan Organization.](https://knowledgebase.earth-scan.com/knowledge/manage-users-within-your-earthscan-organization?hsLang=en) Follow these steps to edit user permissions within your EarthScan Organization: 1. From the EarthScan menu, hover over the square icon. 2. Select **‘Permissions’** from the options that appear. 3. Hover over the name of the user and select either **‘Admin’** or **‘Member’** from the dropdown menu to change the permissions for this user. 4. 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