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# Assignee

In this tab user can manage step assignment.

![](/files/b428eec9e62e4bfb86e0d9234838dc67db367139)

Tab has the following parts:

* **Assignment switcher** buttons (see below).
* "**Assigned To**" section offers ways to select assignees.
* "**Managed By**" section allow to select an instance manager (selection fields are the same as for assignee).
* "**Assign to me**" button changes assignee to current user.
* "**Save**" button saves changes. If it is not disabled, this indicates that something has been changed and needs save. A red asterisk indicates this too.

{% hint style="info" %}
"Assign to me" button is shown only if task is assigned to group of users (several users, some group. role, profile, etc).
{% endhint %}

**Assignment switcher** buttons allow to select how to set new assignees:

* **Standard** button makes "Assigned To" section show a combined lookup field that allows to select Assignee type (6) and a particular assignee of selected type:

  ![](/files/df1275cb24dcfaf34f1d359a4ea59404f1fb85e0)

  The following assignee types are available to select here: User, Group, Queue, Role and Profile. See the [proper article](/processes/process-steps/process-step-settings/working-with-step-assignee.md) for a description of existing assignee types and their properties.
* **System** button makes step automatic:

  ![](/files/2e8fb7eb6402219956b5153bcd3855abe2477668)
* **Custom** button offers an input field where user can paste Assignee ID or comma-separated list of IDs:

  ![](/files/543964e2953ca446197dfa6277d3b0ae75eef5c2)

{% hint style="info" %}
In spite this looks like a way to select assignees of different types together, an error message will be shown if you do this. Assignees of different types should not be combined.
{% endhint %}