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title: How does a role of a superior group get permissions for a sub group?
description: "In ChurchTools, permissions for sub groups can be assigned to roles of superior groups. ## 1. Open Manage Permissions ## 2. Open groups Navigate to the *Group* tab in the permission management. ## 3. Select group Select the group that…"
url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/authorise-groups/how-does-a-role-of-a-superior-group-get-permissions-for-a-sub-group/"
updated: "2025-09-16"
category: Permissions per module / Authorise Groups
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# How does a role of a superior group get permissions for a sub group?

In ChurchTools, permissions for sub groups can be assigned to roles of superior groups.

## 1. Open Manage Permissions

## 2. Open groups

Navigate to the *Group* tab in the permission management.

## 3. Select group

Select the group that is to receive permissions for its sub groups.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image-3.png)

## 4. Scroll to the group-internal permissions

## 5. Assign permissions for the sub groups

Here you select for how many hierarchy levels the assignment of permissions should apply and can assign permissions for sub groups.

![](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image-4.png)

#### Read more

- [Permissions for subsidiary groups](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/authorise-groups/21-permissions-for-subsidiary-groups/)
- [How to give group-internal permissions?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/assigning-permissions/21-how-to-give-group-internal-permissions/)
- [What are security levels?](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/permissions-management/security-level/21-what-are-security-levels/)