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title: "Add a New Staff Member"
canonical: "https://networkconnect.docs.rubiconwater.com/space/NC/2626224130/Add%20a%20New%20Staff%20Member"
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> ℹ️ **Permissions**
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> ℹ️ - Users with *Manage Staff Details* scope can create new staff.
> ℹ️ - Users with *Manage Staff Roles* scope can grant or remove staff roles.
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> ℹ️ Typically these authorities are held by the SYSTEM ADMINISTRATOR role.
> ℹ️ **Note**
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> ℹ️ This process creates a new user with access to business applications. They will not have any role or object access. For now you must still [configure roles](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/UMNC/pages/1983578132) within a legacy application such as [DMS](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/DMS).
To start adding a new staff member, click the **+ Add** button at the bottom right of the Staff screen.
**Step 1**
Enter the Staff Member’s name
**Step 2**
Enter their contact details. You must provide an email address or a mobile phone number so that the user can be notified.
**Step 3**
Enter their address.
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> Specify a role for the staff member. You must add at least one role. Add roles either by specifying the role details or by copying roles from another staff member.
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> > ℹ️ **Note**
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> > ℹ️ You can only grant or copy roles that you have authority to apply.
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> **Specifying the role details**
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> Specify the Role, the Resource Type, and the Resource Name of the resource to which the role will apply and click **Grant **to grant the role.
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> **Copying roles** **from another staff member**
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> To do this:
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> - Search for the staff member to copy by typing their name in the *Copy roles from another staff member* field.
> - When you have selected a staff member, click **Copy Roles** to add their roles to the new staff member.
> - Click the :deleteSegment: **Delete** button to remove any roles that you don’t want to copy.
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> > ℹ️ **Note**
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> > ℹ️ You can add as many roles as necessary using either or both methods and you can copy from more than one existing user. You can also add roles later by editing the staff member’s details.
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> 1. Add roles by specifying the role and object details
> 2. Add roles by copying from an existing user.
> 3. Edit the list of roles.
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**Step 4**
Specify a role for the staff member. You must add at least one role. Add roles either by specifying the role details or by copying roles from another staff member.
> ℹ️ **Note**
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> ℹ️ You can only grant or copy roles that you have authority to apply.
**Specifying the role details**
Specify the Role, the Resource Type, and the Resource Name of the resource to which the role will apply and click **Grant **to grant the role.
**Copying roles** **from another staff member**
To do this:
- Search for the staff member to copy by typing their name in the *Copy roles from another staff member* field.
- When you have selected a staff member, click **Copy Roles** to add their roles to the new staff member.
- Click the :deleteSegment: **Delete** button to remove any roles that you don’t want to copy.
> ℹ️ **Note**
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> ℹ️ You can add as many roles as necessary using either or both methods and you can copy from more than one existing user. You can also add roles later by editing the staff member’s details.
1. *Add roles by specifying the role and object details*
2. *Add roles by copying from an existing user.*
3. *Edit the list of roles.*
**Step 5**
Review the staff details and, if they are correct, click **Register** to create the staff record. The staff member will receive a notification that their account has been created.
