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# Map a role to a named user type

# Map a role to a named user type {#ariaid-title1}

* Release version: Australia
* 
* Updated March 12, 2026
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* ![](https://www.servicenow.com/docs/portal-asset/ico-clock) 1 minute to read

You can optimize your SAP licenses by mapping roles to a named user
type. During reconciliation, discovered user roles and their assigned named user types are
compared against these roles to identify user that can be given a lower named user
type.

## Before you begin

Role required: sam_admin

## About this task

## Procedure

1. On the page header of your ServiceNow® instance, select All.
2. In the menu navigation filter, enter <kbd class="ph userinput">samp_named_user_type_list.do</kbd>.  
   The Named User Types \[samp_named_user_type\] table opens.
3. Select the named user type that you want to map a role to.
4. In the SAP Roles related list, select Edit....
5. In the Collection list on the Edit Members form, search for and select the role that you want to map to the named user type.
6. Select the Add icon ![]() to move the selected role to the SAP Roles List.
7. Repeat steps 5 and 6 for each role that you want to map to the named user type.
8. Select Save.
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