# Profiles Profiles allow you to create different 'bundles' of rights, assign them to different types of users and then centrally update them. The main advantage of these profiles is that you can centralise the management of all rights, so that you do not have to manage each user individually. ## Managing profiles ### Creating a rights profile In the Admin module, access the 'Profiles' section and click 'Add new rights profile'. The rights profile should have a suitable name, e.g. "Standard user". Then, tick the relevant boxes: * **New user default**: when this checkbox is ticked, this profile will be used as the default rights profile whenever a new user is created. * **On-the-fly default**: relevant only for use in ClauseBuddy: please refer to the relevant part of the [ClauseBuddy help page](broken://spaces/XGChXr81i5kAUQa73N0M/pages/r0AI5xxds2ppXfyAkg9l#on-the-fly-default). To finalise the rights profile, select the rights you want to apply to this profile, either by selecting them manually or by using one of the available templates. When you are ready, click 'save'. ### Editing an existing rights profile An existing rights profile can be edited simply by clicking on it, making the necessary changes and saving when ready. ### Deleting a rights profile A rights profile can be deleted simply by clicking the trash can button next to the relevant profile. ## Using profiles Profiles can be used when assigning rights to a user (i.e. when creating a new user or editing an existing user's rights). More than one profile can be assigned to a given user (even with overlapping rights). A typical setup is for example to have the following in a law firm: * a "base" profile in which a minimum number of rights are activated * a profile for curators, in which a few additional rights are assigned * a profile for template authors, with (nearly) all rights enabled {% hint style="info" %} It will sometimes happen that you want to assign just a few extra rights to one particular user, perhaps even for just a limited amount of time. The best practice is to create a special profile in such case and then assign it to that user. In that profile, you enable only these few extra rights that are required, and leave everything blank. It also remains possible to assign no profile to a particular user, even when all other users within the customer have profiles assigned to them. In such case, you can assign individual rights to that user however you like. {% endhint %} --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://help.clause9.com/admin/profiles.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.