--- title: Creating User Roles  description: Understanding what a user role is and how to create on in the Solo platform. --- [Skip to content](https://help.gosolo.io/creating-user-roles-#main-content) [![Solo Black-1](https://help.gosolo.io/hubfs/Solo%20Black-1.svg)](https://help.gosolo.io/?hsLang=en) - [Solo Help Center](https://help.gosolo.io/) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Solo Help Center](https://help.gosolo.io/) - [Go to Solo](https://phx.gosolo.io/) [Go to Solo](https://phx.gosolo.io/) How can we help? - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. [Solo Help Center](https://help.gosolo.io/?hsLang=en) 2. [Users & Permissions](https://help.gosolo.io/users-permissions?hsLang=en) 3. [User Permissions](https://help.gosolo.io/users-permissions?hsLang=en#user-permissions) August 3, 2026 # Creating User Roles **This feature is currently in beta and may not be live for all users.**  User roles can only be created for Solo Studio permissions. To learn more about existing user roles (for core Solo functionality access), please see [this article](https://help.gosolo.io/user-roles?hsLang=en)!  ### In this article: - [What is a User Role?](https://help.gosolo.io/creating-user-roles-#what-is-user-role) - [Creating User Roles](https://help.gosolo.io/creating-user-roles-#creating-roles)   --- --- ### What is a User Role? A user role is a collection of permissions that can be assigned to users to easily manage permissions for groups of users. For each user role, you can control which permissions are associated and which users are assigned to that role.  If access is restricted or given through a role, that will override any *company default* set for that permission. However, specific *user overrides* will override role permissions. Here is the permission hieiarchy:  ![Permissions Heirarchy](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center%20Images/Permissions%20Heirarchy.png?width=638&height=512&name=Permissions%20Heirarchy.png) This is different from a user's primary and additional role(s). [Please see this article for more information](https://help.gosolo.io/user-roles?hsLang=en). --- ### Creating User Roles The Permissions portal is only accessible to users with the SAAS Owner user role.  To create a user role, follow these steps: 1. In the left side navigation bar, tap into '**Company**' and select '**Permissions**'.   ![SoloSidebar\_Permissions\_GIF](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center%20Images/SoloSidebar_Permissions_GIF.gif?width=207&height=443&name=SoloSidebar_Permissions_GIF.gif) 2. Click '**Roles**' to open your company's role catalog. ![Permissions\_Roles](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center%20Images/Permissions_Roles.png?width=670&height=174&name=Permissions_Roles.png) 3. Click '**New Role**' and provide the role's **Name** and **Description** (optional). Then click '**Create**'. ![Permissions\_Roles\_CreateNewRole\_GIF](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center%20Images/Permissions_Roles_CreateNewRole_GIF.gif?width=670&height=379&name=Permissions_Roles_CreateNewRole_GIF.gif) 4. For each permission, update the '**State**' to reflect the access you'd like users with this role to have. Remember:  1. **On** - Users with this role will have access to this feature, unless a specific user override is applied. 2. **Off** - Users with this role will NOT have access to this feature, unless a specific user override is applied. 3. **Inherit** - Users with this role will refer to the permission's company default for access. ![Permissions\_CreateRole\_SetPermissions\_GIF](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center%20Images/Permissions_CreateRole_SetPermissions_GIF.gif?width=670&height=482&name=Permissions_CreateRole_SetPermissions_GIF.gif) 5. On the right, under '**User Assignments**' select your newly created role in the '**Assign to Role**' dropdown.  ![Permissions\_Roles\_AssignToRole](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center%20Images/Permissions_Roles_AssignToRole.png?width=544&height=271&name=Permissions_Roles_AssignToRole.png) 6. Search and select the users you'd like to assign this role to.  ![Permissions\_Roles\_AddUserstoRole\_GIF](https://help.gosolo.io/hs-fs/hubfs/Help%20Center%20Images/Permissions_Roles_AddUserstoRole_GIF.gif?width=563&height=283&name=Permissions_Roles_AddUserstoRole_GIF.gif) 7. All changes will save automatically. 1. 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