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[Admin & Billing](https://kb.systemology.com/help-center/admin-billing?hsLang=en) # Member offboarding — what happens to their content? ## Learn how to smoothly handle team member offboarding by capturing undocumented knowledge, reassigning systems and folders, and safely removing user access without losing critical business content. ### **📋 Run This Checklist Before Deactivating or Deleting an Account** When a team member leaves, the goal is simple: capture what they know before they go, then remove their access cleanly. Run this checklist before deactivating or deleting their account. --- ### **🔍 Before They Leave** **1. Identify what they own** Click into **Settings** -\> **Team** -\> their profile. Note the systems, policies, and training they own. **2. Reassign ownership** Open each system they own. In the right panel, change the **Owner** to the next responsible person. If there's no clear successor, assign yourself temporarily. **3. Capture undocumented knowledge** This is the most-skipped step. If they have responsibilities that aren't yet in systemHUB, ask them to spend their final week documenting them. Even rough drafts are better than nothing. **4. Confirm sign-offs are current** Run a **Members Sign-Off Report** filtered to this member. Anything they hadn't signed off on is now an open item, decide whether to reassign or close it. **5. Deactivate or delete the account** - Deactivate if there's any chance they might return, or you want to keep the audit trail. - Delete if they're permanently gone, or compliance requires it. See "Deactivating vs Deleting a Member" for the full comparison. **6. Update folder ownership** If they owned folders, those folders also need a new owner. Right-click the folder -\> **Assign Owner**. **7. Spot-check assigned content** After offboarding, run a quick search for their name in case they were referenced inside systems ("ask Sarah for X"). Update or remove those references. --- ### **⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid** - **Deleting before reassigning systems:** Leads to orphaned content. - **Forgetting folder permissions:** Forgetting that they owned folders, not just systems. - **Skipping the final audit:** Not running a final sign-off report, you lose visibility on what was pending. > 📌 **Quick Tip:** If you discover orphaned content after deletion, an Admin can reassign owners retroactively from the system or folder edit screen. --- ### **🎉 You're All Set!** Your team offboarding process is complete, and your business knowledge remains securely stored and organised. 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