---
title: Defining Process Participants and Process Contributors
description: >-
  Define the participants and contributors of an individual process on the
  process page.
search:
  tags:
    - anleitung
    - beteiligte
    - mitwirkende
    - festlegen
    - prozess
---
**Process Participants** can find the processes they have been assigned to under **Relevant Processes**. They receive notifications about these processes, for example about new revisions, published versions, new attachments and questions. In addition to the options available to a **Process Participant**, a **Process Contributor** has access to all process versions and the attachments.

## Prerequisites [#prerequisites]

You are the **Process Owner** of the process or a **BPM Manager**.

## Context [#context]

Role assignment for processes comprises **Process Owners**, **Process Contributors** and **Process Participants**. These role assignments cause the processes to be displayed to the users under **Relevant Processes**. They are notified automatically about relevant changes to the process.

All users who take part in carrying out the process should be assigned as **Process Participants**.

If the process has lanes (areas of responsibility), you assign the participants per lane. The **Process Participants** section then displays a separate list for each lane, along with the list **Other Process Participants (Not Assigned to a Lane)**.

**Process Contributors** support the **Process Owners** with their specialist expertise. They have access to all process versions and can also manage attachments.

## How to proceed [#how-to-proceed]

1. On the process page, click ⋮ and then **Roles and Permissions**. For a published version, the entry is located in the ⋮ **Settings and Information** dialog.

   The page displays the sections **Process Owners**, **Process Contributors**, **Process Participants** and **Process Access Blocked**.
2. To add a participant or contributor, click the edit icon in the relevant section.

   The selection dialog appears.
3. To search for a user by name or email address, enter a corresponding character string in the search field.

   The list is restricted to the matching entries.
4. To define a user as a participant or contributor, select the check box.
5. To display all current assignments, activate the selection filter **Selected only**.

   The current assignments are displayed.
6. To confirm the current assignments, click **Apply selection**.

   The applied assignments are listed.
7. To remove a participant or contributor, clear the selection.

   The user is removed as a participant or contributor of the process.

See also: [Appointing Process Contributors for Multiple Processes](/en/processes/manage-processes/appointing-process-collaborators-for-multiple-processes), [Appointing Process Participants for Multiple Process Revisions](/en/processes/manage-processes/appointing-process-participants-for-multiple-processes)