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# Assign a Permission Set License to a User

You might need to assign a permission set license to a user before you can assign certain permissions.

### Required Editions

<table class="slds-table slds-table_bordered slds-max-medium-table_stacked slds-m-bottom_small edition"><colgroup><col></colgroup><tbody><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: both Salesforce Classic and Lightning Experience</td></tr><tr class=""><td class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;">Available in: <strong>Professional</strong>, <strong>Enterprise</strong>, <strong>Performance</strong>, <strong>Unlimited</strong>, and <strong>Developer</strong> Editions</td></tr></tbody></table>

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            <td data-label="User Permissions Needed" class="slds-cell-wrap" style="vertical-align:top;" headers="d38125e75 ">To assign a permission set license:</td>

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Tip Before beginning, check if the permission set license is already associated with a permission set. If so, save yourself time and simply assign the user to that permission set. Follow the instructions for the specific permission set license you have.

1. To assign a permission set license to one user:
    1. From Setup, enter Users in the Quick Find box, then select **Users**.
    2. Click the name of the user to whom you want to assign the permission set license.
    3. In the Permission Set License Assignments related list, click **Edit Assignments**.
    4. Select the permission set license to assign.
2. To assign a permission set license to multiple users:
    1. From Setup, in the Quick Find box, enter Company Information, and then select **Company Information**. Scroll down to the Permission Set Licenses section.
    2. Click the name of the permission set license that you want to assign users to.
    3. On the permission set license’s detail page, click **Assign Users**.
    4. Select the users that you want to assign, then click **Assign**.

Add the related permission to a permission set and then assign that permission set to the user.

#### See Also

- [Permission Set Licenses](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_permissionset_licenses_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "Permission set licenses entitle users to access additional features not included in their assigned user license. Users can be assigned any number of permission set licenses.")
- [Remove a Permission Set License from a User](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.users_permissionset_licenses_remove.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "First remove or modify the relevant assigned permission sets that require the license, and then remove the assigned permission set license. This unassignment happens automatically in most scenarios, but you can also remove permission set licenses manually if needed.")
- [Permission Sets](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_sets_overview.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "A permission set is a collection of settings and permissions that give users access to various tools and functions. Permission sets extend users’ functional access without changing their profiles and are the recommended way to manage your users’ permissions.")
- [Manage Permission Set Assignments](https://help.salesforce.com/s/articleView?id=platform.perm_sets_manage_assignments.htm&release=264.0.0&type=5 "You can assign permission sets to a single user from the user detail page or assign multiple users to a permission set from any permission set page.")