Create an admin role assignment using an admin

Before you begin

Ensure that you’re signed in as a super admin.
If you want to create an admin role assignment for a role that doesn’t exist, you can create a new role from the Roles tab. See Create a role.
If you want to create an admin role assignment for a resource set that doesn’t exist, you can create a new resource set from the Resources tab. See Create a resource set.
See Best practices for creating a custom role assignment.

You can begin creating an admin role assignment from any of the following places in the Admin Console:

In the Admin Console, go to Security > Administrators.
On the Administrators page, go to the Admins tab.
Click Add administrator.
On the Administrator assignment by admin page, in the Admin field, enter the user’s or group's name.

If you don’t have a previously created role or resource set, click Create new to create them.

In the Admin Console, go to Security > Administrators.
On the Administrators page, go to the Overview tab.
Click Add administrator.
On the Administrator assignment by admin page, in the Admin field, enter the user's or group's name.

If you don’t have a previously created role or resource set, click Create new to create them.

In the Admin Console, go to Directory > People.
Select the required user and navigate to the user’s profile page. Alternatively, go directly to the user’s profile by searching for the user from the search bar on the Overview tab of the Administrators page.
Go to the tab.
If the user doesn’t have any existing admin role assignments, click Add admin assignment. If the user already has existing admin assignments, click Edit individual assignments.

The Administrator assignment by admin page opens with the user name populated in the Admin field.

In the Admin Console, go to Directory > Groups and navigate to the group’s profile page. Alternatively, go directly to the group’s profile by searching for the group from the search bar on the Overview tab of the Administrators page.
Go to the Admin Roles tab.
If the group doesn’t have any existing admin role assignments, click Add admin assignment. If the group already has existing admin assignments, click Edit group assignments.

The Administrator assignment by admin page opens with the group name populated in the Admin field.

On the Administrator assignment by admin page, go to the Complete the assignment section.
Select:
- The role you want to assign to your admin. You can also create a new role by selecting Create role from the drop down box.
- The resource set that you want to constrain the admin to. You can create a new resource set by selecting Create resource set from the drop down box. You can also preview the resources assigned here.
Click Save changes.

You can save an admin assignment even if it includes resources that aren't affected by the permissions. It will not break the admin assignment.
You can also add, edit, and delete assignments from this section for the given admin.
You can assign both standard and custom roles to individual admins and groups of admins.
You can only assign three standard roles to a group at a time. You can add additional roles after saving your changes.
You can assign both standard and custom roles to individual admins and groups of admins.