---
article_id: KB0393255
article_type: FAQ
component_ids:
  - BNS-ARI-SCA
  - BNS-ARI-SS
  - SBN-AN-ADM-LNK
component_descriptions:
  - S2C Administration
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Administration (Buyer & Supplier Account Administration) > Link accounts
  - Strategic Sourcing
products:
  - SAP Ariba Sourcing, cloud edition
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement and SAP Business Network for Supply Chain
personas:
  - Admin
  - Supplier
language: en
created: 2025-11-12
updated: 2025-12-09
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0393255
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0393255?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB0393255
---

# How do I use the Link User IDs option?

## Symptom

How do I use the Link User IDs option?

## Resolution

To optimize navigation between multiple user accounts, you can link your user IDs and switch easily between your accounts, following the steps below:

In the upper-right corner of the application, click **\[user initials\]** > **Link User IDs**.

- If you know the username and password for the account you wish to link:
  1. Enter the login information under the **No Approval Needed** heading.
  2. Click **Link Accounts**.
- If you do not know the username and password:
  1. Enter the username for the user account you wish to link to under the **Approval Needed** heading.
  2. Click **Send link request**.
     - This will send an email to that user with the option to accept your link request.

In order to switch to the user once it has been linked:

1. In the upper-right corner of the application, click **\[user initials\]** *>* **Switch Account.**
2. Click the **name** of the account holder. You must click the **\[user name\]** in order to switch to the user that has been linked. If you click anywhere else, it will not switch successfully.

## See Also

Please take the following into consideration:

Once this process is completed, there is no direct button to undo this action; however, there are alternatives. For more details: [How do I Unlink a User ID?](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0408159)

Setting up a parent/child relationship through [Account Linking](https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0396661) is another way to link multiple accounts that offers different functionality than simply linking user IDs.

## Keywords

link, user, ID, unlink, account, register, username, switch account