* [[Contacts]] are always externally associated, and are not considered [[users]] until they are [[User#How to Activate Users|activated]] as such.
* Some common [[User Role|roles]] for external users might include: Donor, Organization Contact, External Individual, etc.
* An easy way to think of the '''external '''user is that they are ''receiving ''something from the [[The Root Company|root organization]]: for example, external applicants to a grant would be receiving money.
In the [[Organization hierarchy|organization hierarchy]], external companies and contacts are listed under the second tab.
'''Note''': ''A user can either be internal or external; they cannot be transferred nor hold both internal and external access at once.''
==See Also==
* [[Organization hierarchy]]
* [[User]]
* [[User Role]]
* [[Roles and Security Settings]]
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