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# Owners

ODD Platform allows to create platform-managed users — owners. Owners are Data Owners — people who manage and maintain a particular data entity or term.

You can manage owners in `Management` section under `Owners` tab.

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Every ODD Platform user should associate himself with one of existing owners. This process described in [User-owner association](/~/changes/pcY8r1Ougw5Sv8zDaz8G/configuration-and-deployment/enable-security/authorization/user-owner-association.md)section.