Change a Document Owner
Last updated: Feb 26, 2026
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Veeva Quality Basics: Document Control Users and the current Document Owner
There may be times when you need to change the owner of a document, for example, if a user other than the current owner needs to update the document.
Note
All documents need owners. If a document owner leaves your organization, make sure to assign a new document owner. Run the Documents with Inactive Owners report to find documents with an inactive owner.
To change the document owner of a document, refer to Update Sharing Settings.
If you need to change the owner of a large number of documents at once, for example, if someone leaves your organization and you want to reassign their documents and make another user the owner, you can use bulk actions to make the change.