# Role Reassign/Drop Own Dialog

Use the Reassign/Drop Own dialog to change the ownership of database objects owned by a database role. This dialog instructs the system to change the ownership of database objects owned by any of the old_roles to new_role.

The Reassign/Drop Own dialog organizes the Reassign & Drop role through General tab.

- Use the Operation field to provide Reassign option.

- Provide a new role in the Reassign Objects to field; The ownership of all the objects within the selected database, and of all shared objects (databases, tablespaces), owned by the old_role will be reassigned to new_role.

- Provide a database on which the reassignment is to be carried out.

The above example demonstrates reassigning old_role to new_role.

Click the SQL tab to continue.

Removing database objects owned by a database role.

- Use the Operation field to provide Drop option.

- Use the Cascade? field to provide Yes, No is default.

- Provide a database on which the drop of objects is to be carried out.

Click the SQL tab to continue.

The above examples demonstrates drop owned by role.

- Click the Help button (?) to access online help.

- Click the OK button to save work.

- Click the Cancel button to exit without saving work.