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# Request Stakeholder Roles

When Analysts or Change Managers link stakeholders to a request, they are prompted to select a Stakeholder Role for the stakeholder.

You can define different roles for each stakeholder within Workflow System Administration.

### Creating a Stakeholder Role

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### Before you start

You must have **Workflow Management Set Up** enabled within your General Access Security Role to work with request stakeholder roles.
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1. Select ≡ > **Admin** > **System Administration**. The System Administration window appears. In the Explorer pane, expand **Workflow Management**.
2. Select the **Request Stakeholder Roles** option. The **Request Stakeholder Roles** window appears.
3. Select the New icon. A blank row is inserted in the browse table.
4. Type a name for the stakeholder role in the **Name** field.
5. Select to save the changes. Provide the Change Reasons if prompted to do so.

Once you select save, the browse table displays the entries in alphabetical order.

### Renaming a Stakeholder Role

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You should not rename the **Unspecified** role.
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1. Select ≡ > **Admin** > **System Administration**. The System Administration window appears. In the Explorer pane, expand **Workflow Management**.
2. Select the **Request Stakeholder Roles** option. The **Request Stakeholder Roles** window appears.
3. Select the role you want to rename from the browse table and overwrite the **Name** with a new one.
4. Select to save the changes. Provide the Change Reasons if prompted to do so.

### Deleting a Stakeholder Role

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You cannot delete the default Stakeholder Role, usually named Stakeholder. You cannot restore a deleted role. If necessary, a new one will need to be created. Existing entities linked to deleted stakeholder roles display the deleted role with an asterisk (\*) beside the name.
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1. Select ≡ > **Admin** > **System Administration**. The System Administration window appears. In the Explorer pane, expand **Workflow Management**.
2. Select the **Request Stakeholder Roles** option. The **Request Stakeholder Roles** window appears.
3. Select the role you want to delete. Select the delete icon. If you attempt to delete the system default, you will receive a warning message.
4. Select to save the changes. Provide the Change Reasons if prompted to do so.