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# Clone Role

**Page Type:** Task Guide\
**Audience:** Super Admin, Admin\
**Status:** Draft\
**Owner:** Compassly Documentation Team\
**Last Verified:** 2026-04-03

## Purpose

Use this guide to duplicate an existing role and use it as the starting point for a new custom role.

## Before you start

* You must have permission to clone roles.
* You must already be on the **Roles** list.
* Cloning copies the role structure and permissions, but it should not be treated as a way to change a built-in **System** role directly.

## How to get there

1. Log in to Compassly.
2. Select **System settings**.
3. Select **Roles**.

## Steps

1. On the **Roles** list, find the role you want to clone.
2. Open the row action menu and select **Clone**.
3. Enter a title for the new role.
4. Review the warning or confirmation message, if one appears.
5. Open the newly created role and adjust permissions or assigned users as needed.
6. Save the cloned role.
7. Confirm the new role appears in the Roles list.

## Role differences

* **Super Admin** and **Admin** can clone roles.
* Cloning is best used to create a new **Custom** role based on an existing setup.
* Built-in **System** roles remain fixed even when used as the source for a clone.

## What happens next

After cloning a role, review the new role carefully and update the name, permissions, status, or assigned users before using it in production.

## Related guides

* [How to View the Role List](/compassly-docs/administration/system-settings/roles/view-role-list.md)
* [How to View Role Details](/compassly-docs/administration/system-settings/roles/view-role-details.md)
* [How to Create a Role](/compassly-docs/administration/system-settings/roles/create-role.md)
* [How to Edit a Role](/compassly-docs/administration/system-settings/roles/edit-role.md)


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