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description: Business Units provide a way to manage specific access permissions to environments. This means that users can belong to multiple business units, optionally with different roles in each. Think of business units as different departments to group the users by. For example, a user can be a Read-Only user in one Business Unit but have a Developer role in another business unit.
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# Manage Business Units

Business Units provide a way to manage specific access permissions to environments. This means that users can belong to multiple business units, optionally with different roles in each. Think of business units as different departments to group the users by. For example, a user can be a Read-Only user in one Business Unit but have a Developer role in another business unit.

- **[Business Unit FAQs](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.platform_o_business_units_faqs.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5)**  
    Find answers to frequently asked questions about Business Units, including issues related to user roles, service visibility, and plan limitations.

## Add a Business Unit

1. In the Business Units tab, click Add Business Unit to add a new business unit. The Add Business Unit window appears.
2. Enter the business unit name.
3. Click Save. The Business Unit appears in the list of business units.

## Move a Service to a Business Unit

1. In the Number of Services column, click View/Edit next to the business unit.
2. Click Move a Service to this Business Unit.
3. Select a service from the drop-down list.
4. Click Add Service. The service appears in the Services list.

## Add or Edit Users of a Service

1. In the Users column, click View/Edit to view, edit or add a user to the business unit.
2. Click Add User to Business Unit.
3. Select one of the existing users from the drop-down list.
4. Select the user role from the drop-down list.
5. Click Add User. The user appears in the business unit users list.