When adding a User to a child organization, it automatically assigns them to the parent organization

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Published Jun. 30, 2025

When adding a User to a child organization, it automatically assigns them to the parent organization

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Adrienne Lao

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Issue

I've observed a difference in behavior when assigning a User to a child organization.
- DXP 7.2: the user would only be assigned to the child organization and not the parent organization.
- Quarterly Release: the user would be assigned to the child organization and automatically be assigned to the parent organization.
I would like to assign a user to a child organization and not have them automatically be assigned to a parent organization.

Environment

Quarterly Release

Resolution

This behavior can be configured so that a user will not be automatically assigned to a parent organization. Setting this property
```
organizations.membership.strict=true
```
to true in your portal-ext.properties file will ensure that users will only be assigned to a child organization.