# Enabling Payee Portals

## Overview

When [Creating New Payees](/pro/platform/royalties/payees/creating-new-payees.md) or [Managing Your Payees](/pro/platform/royalties/payees/managing-your-payees.md) you can edit access to their payee portal. 

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## Prerequisites

1. Your account has "editor" permissions for **Royalty Accounting**.
2. Have existing Payees created or be creating a new payee (within a contract).

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## How To: Enable Payee Portal For a Payee

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### Manage Access

From any existing payee click the action to **Manage Access**. When viewing all payees this action is available from the context menu by clicking <img src="/files/EfU7ZWmVqPzcbqsWtYKQ" alt="" data-size="line"> and also available from the the payees detail page.
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### Configure Permissions

When managing a payees access, you can configure the following permission as either **view-only** or **no access**.

* **Catalog Management**: access to all assets and associated metadata.
* **Supply Chain & Distribution**: access to distribution for stores and services.
* **Financial Reporting & Revenue Analytics**: access to monthly revenue and earnings analytics.
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### Remove Access

Additionally, you can completely disable the payees portal access by clicking **Remove Access.** You will be asked to confirm this action and on confirming, the payee will no longer have access their payee portal.
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### Enabling or Re-Enabling Access

If you decide to enable or re-enable a payees access to their Payee Portal, click **Manage Access,** add their email, configure permissions, and click **Save.** The payee will receive an email notifying them to access their portal.
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## Expected Outcomes

#### Payee Received Payee Portal Email

If you enabled, disabled or re-enabled the payee portal for a payee, they will be receive an email notifying them about the change.

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## Frequently Asked Questions

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<summary>Is revoking access the same as blocking payouts?</summary>

**No.**

Payouts can be blocked to a payee while their access to their payee portal remains enabled.

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## Additional Resources

* [Creating New Payees](/pro/platform/royalties/payees/creating-new-payees.md)
* [Managing Your Payees](/pro/platform/royalties/payees/managing-your-payees.md)
* [Adding Payee Advances](/pro/payments/adding-payee-advances.md)


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