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title: Can Roles Be Used As Sub-Roles To Create a New Role in Security? | Q&A Series | Western Computer
description: Use roles as sub-roles to create a new role in D365 Finance & Operations security, enabling flexible access control and streamlined permission management.
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# [Can Roles Be Used As Sub-Roles To Create a New Role in Security? | Q&A Series | Western Computer](https://www.westerncomputer.com/resources/instructional-videos/q-a-series-can-roles-be-used-as-sub-roles-to-create-a-new-role-in-the-security-in-d365-foe-2)

 Written by [Western Computer](https://www.westerncomputer.com/resources/instructional-videos/author/western-computer) | May 17, 2018 10:15:00 PM

This week's question: Can roles be used as sub-roles to create a new role that can be attached to users in the Security module in Microsoft Dynamics 365 for Finance and Operations? Answered by Western Computer's Senior AX/D365 Solution Architect, Diptendu Basu. To submit your questions to our Dynamics experts, use this form: [https://bit.ly/3azm9QP](https://bit.ly/3azm9QP) CALL: (805) 261-2268 VISIT: [https://www.westerncomputer.com/](https://www.westerncomputer.com/) EMAIL: info@westerncomputer.com FOLLOW US: [https://www.facebook.com/Western-Computer-236693736372775/](https://www.facebook.com/Western-Computer-236693736372775/) [https://twitter.com/WesternComputer](https://twitter.com/WesternComputer) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-computer](https://www.linkedin.com/company/western-computer)

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