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Business Unit Hierarchy and one-off access for some users

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I'm relatively new to Dynamics 365 CRM, but I can't seem to find a direct answer to this.

So let's say I have my Business Unit hierarchy set up like this:

My Company (Root)

  • North America (Parent)
    • BU-NA1
    • BU-NA2
    • BU-NA3
  • Europe (Parent)
    • BU-EU1
    • BU-EU2
    • BU-EU3
  • Asia (Parent)
    • BU-AS1
    • BU-AS2
    • BU-AS3

Most users fall neatly into this setup. They either need access to a specific BU or to one of the parents. But I have a few users who need access to a parent and a one-off BU, or simply two (or more) specific BU's that do not fall within the hierarchy.

1) I have a user who should have access to North America, plus one business unit in Asia (BU-AS1) - what's the best way to set this up?

2) Similarly, I have a user who should have access to business unit BU-EU1 and BU-AS2 only - what's the best way to set this up?

Thanks!

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    29,064 on at

    Hi,

    I think you need to know the following points:

    1. Business Units can be parent and child, i.e. North America, Europe, Asia in your description can also be created as Business Units.
    2. The access level for security role: Security roles and privileges - Power Platform | Microsoft Docs
    3. The owner team and the access team: Use access teams and owner teams to collaborate and share information (Developer Guide for Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (on-premises)) | Microsoft Docs

    With your understanding of the above points, your issue can be handled like:

    1. The user A belongs to Business Unit - North America and has a security role with Deep level. At the same time, the user A is a member of the access team to BU-AS1.
    2. The user B belongs to BU-EU1 and has a security role with Local level. At the same time, the user A is a member of the access team to BU-AS2.

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