# Change schedule owner

You can change the owner of a schedule associated with a user who is no longer active or whose schedule needs to be transferred to someone else.

1. Make sure the followings conditions apply:
   * You must have administrator privileges to change the owner, whether it is a new or existing schedule.
   * The report file must have the right schedule permissions so that an administrator can change the owner.
   * The new owner must have schedule permissions, write permissions on the destination folder, and read permissions on the file.
2. Click the User Console **Home** menu.
3. Select Schedules from the menu.

   The Schedules page opens.
4. Click to select a schedule that was created by the former user.
5. Above the table, click the **Edit Scheduled Task** icon.

   The Edit Schedule wizard opens. If the owner of the schedule is no longer with the organization, a warning is displayed.

   ![Edit schedule wizard](https://591371677-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FFgwF7oC7Y6b7XWdahykf%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-f271f1c8a2ef040b20a591e96064b3fbfe5c891d%2FEdit_Schedule_change_owner.png?alt=media)
6. Next to the **Owner** field, click **Change** to change the owner.

   The Change Owner window opens.
7. Click the drop-down in the **New owner** field and select a new user.
8. Click **OK**, then **Next**.
9. In the rest of the wizard, make any changes necessary, click **Next** and then **Finish**.

   A confirmation window appears to confirm the changes.