---
article_id: KB0398856
article_type: FAQ
component_ids:
  - SBN-AN-ADM-LNK
  - SBN-AN-PROF
component_descriptions:
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > Administration (Buyer & Supplier Account Administration) > Link accounts
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement & Supply Chain > SAP Business Network Trading Partner Profile
products:
  - SAP Ariba Sourcing, cloud edition
  - SAP Business Network for Procurement and SAP Business Network for Supply Chain
personas:
  - Supplier
language: en
created: 2025-11-12
updated: 2026-01-08
source: Knowledge Base
url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0398856
connect_url: https://support.ariba.com/item/view/KB0398856?min=1
sap_for_me_url: https://me.sap.com/notes/KB0398856
---

# How do I unlink the company profile of a child account?

## Symptom

I want to unlink the **Company Profile** of a child account from the parent account because the child account’s profile is showing the same information as the parent. I do not have the option to edit the child account's company profile information.

## Environment

SAP Business Network

## Cause

When a child account’s Company Profile is **linked** to a parent account’s profile, the child account inherits the parent’s Company Profile data. Child account users are prevented from editing their own Company Profile.

## Resolution

To unlink a child account’s Company Profile from its parent account, follow these steps:

1. In the upper-right corner of your screen, click on your **\[user initials\] > Settings > Connected Accounts**.
2. Locate the child account you want to unlink.
3. Select the radio bubble next to the child account and click **Edit Profile Settings** towards the upper right side.
4. Next to **Profile Linking**, make sure the toggle shows a white minus sign and not a blue check mark.
5. Click **Save**.

Please note: If you want to completely remove the child account from your Linked Accounts, select **Unlink Account** on **step four** instead.

## See Also

Please note that a child account can be connected to a parent account without having the **Company Profile** linked. In this case, the company profile fields will remain editable, and the parent account’s data will not be inherited by the child account.

## Keywords

cannot edit company profile, child linked account, account hierarchy