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You can assign responsibility for EmpowerID objects using the Responsible Party property on the Details page for the object, or you can bulk assign responsibility for a number of the same type of objects using an action found on the object type's ViewMany page. Once assigned, you can transfer responsibility from one party to another.
When a person is leaving or changing positions, you can transfer all of their responsibilities to another party. You can either do this manually, using the Transfer Responsibilities workflow, or automate the process in a Planned Leaver Event.
To help you avoid situations where you have objects with no responsible party, you can run reports to find them.
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