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title: "Step 3-4: Choose a new owner and transfer report ownership"
canonical: "https://support.appfire.com/space/ART/1581744417/Step%203-4%3A%20Choose%20a%20new%20owner%20and%20transfer%20report%20ownership"
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> Macro (aura-html)

This page explains how to choose a new owner to transfer report ownership.

## Step 3 - Choose a new owner 

In steps 1 and 2, you can select and preview the list of reports to change ownership. Refer to the page [Step 1-2: Select and preview reports to transfer reports ownership](https://appfire.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ART/pages/1581744258).

In step 3, you choose the new owner to transfer report ownership.

![Step3-Choose new owner.jpg](media://7bb4e12e-e6f2-483f-bab0-9cff3bafbc1a)

To transfer ownership of reports, enter the new owner’s name in the search text field and choose from the autocomplete suggestions. The autocomplete returns only active users.

![Step3-search owner.jpg](media://63029e10-6505-4372-815b-54a8adc81f49)

Once you choose the new owner, the **Change owner **button is enabled. Click **Change owner**.

![Change owner_button enabled.jpg](media://e455eb18-61c6-42a3-9327-4c97e21e5cd5)

> ℹ️ - Until you select an owner in the search text field, the **Change owner **button is disabled.
> ℹ️ - To go back to step 2, click **Back**.
> ℹ️ - To cancel the selections and return back to the app’s main page, Custom Report, click **Cancel**.

The *Change owner* button shows the progress. The request is processed at the back end, and this takes some time. 

![Change owner_progress.jpg](media://0db0c992-6bd3-4f98-b049-74a8641cce8a)

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## Step 4 - Summary

Once the change owner request is complete, you are navigated to step 4.

- The success message shows the number of reports transferred to the new owner.
- The table displays the list of reports transferred to the new owner. It provides details such as Owner, Name, Category, Shared with, and Last Modified information.
- To navigate back to Step 1 - Select reports, click **Finish**.

![Reports_ownership_summary.jpg](media://5dd4b985-30ba-4b87-ae4d-599d4279cd85)

> 📝 If the transfer ownership request fails, an error is displayed, and the selected reports table with the actual owner is displayed.
> 📝 
> 📝 ![Reports_transfer_error.jpg](media://d1277900-3f35-474a-84a1-60d0f26e25f5)