# Role Assignment Actions

The **Role Assignment Action** adds, modifies, or removes roles associated with the submission when an event occurs on a form. A common use case for the Role Assignment action is adding the action on a Registration form to grant users certain roles after they register. Those roles will then work in tandem with Form.io's authentication system.

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## Settings

**Resource Association:** The resource association will determine if a new or existing resource will be modified.

**Action Type:** What type of role assignment action to take.&#x20;

Add Role: Adds the given Role to the submission record.

Remove Role: Removes the given Role from the submission record.

**Role:** The role to use when performing the role assignment. Roles are managed from the Access section of the project found on the left-hand navigation bar.&#x20;

{% hint style="info" %}
The Role Assignment Action requires a Resource Form component with the API key, ‘submission’, to modify existing Resource submissions
{% endhint %}

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