---
title: "Assignee"
manual: "Content Planner"
version: "2.5"
source: "Usage/Assignee.rst"
modified: "2026-09-16T11:40:44+00:00"
---

# Assignee

**Table of Contents**

-   [Selection](#selection)
-   [Shortcuts](#shortcuts)
-   [Edit Form](#edit-form)

For every content planner record, an assignee can be set. The assignee is the person responsible for the record.

> [!NOTE]
> If the [auto assignment](../Configuration/ExtensionConfiguration.html#extconf-autoAssignment) feature is enabled, the current user will be set as assignee when a new status is set to the record.

![Assignee Screencast Content Planner](../Images/assignee.gif)

Only users with admin rights and the necessary [permission](../Configuration/Permissions.html#permissions) can be selected.

> [!NOTE]
> If the [current assignee highlight](../Configuration/ExtensionConfiguration.html#extconf-currentAssigneeHighlight) feature is enabled, records assigned to the current user will be highlighted in a light yellow color.

![Current assignment highlight](../Images/assignee-current.jpg)

## Selection

> [!NOTE]
> **New in version 1.5.0**
>
> [Feature: #88 - Introduce user selection modal](https://github.com/xima-media/xima-typo3-content-planner/pull/88)

By clicking the assignee field in the header bar, a selection dialog will open. This dialog allows you to select a user as assignee for the record. The dialog will show all users with admin rights and the necessary [permission](../Configuration/Permissions.html#permissions).

![Select an assignee](../Images/assignee-selection.jpg)

## Shortcuts

Use the shortcuts beneath the select field for "Assign to me" and "Unassign" to quickly change the assignee.

![Assignment shortcuts](../Images/assignee-shortcuts.jpg)

## Edit Form

The assignee can be selected in the edit form of the record in the "Content Planner" tab.

![Change the assignee of a record](../Images/assignee-edit.png)