Source: https://vaultcrmhelp.veeva.com/doc/Content/CRM_topics/Integration/Network_Integration/Territory_Assignments.htm

## Territory Assignment

For users to view and create calls for an account, they must have an alignment to the account. For the Network integration, there must also be an assignment to a Territory. Territory Assignment occurs when:

* User searches for an account outside of their territory and requests for the Account to be added to their territory

* User Submits a new Account Data Change Request (DCR), and the DCR is approved by Network

**Who can use this feature?**

* End Users — Browser, iPad
* [Using Territory Assignment](#Using)
* Users require a Veeva Network MDM license

### Configuring Territory Assignment for

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#### Territory Selection

Territory selection is configured in one of three ways when a user requests an assignment from Network Accounts:

* Automatically assigned to the first territory that is returned from the list of user's territories. This list includes child territories and is sorted alphanumerically.
* Automatically assign All territories to the Account
* Allow User to choose which territories via a multi-select

If the territory field is disabled, the territory value is automatically determined using the first or second option depending on configuration settings displayed in the table below.

| Territory Selection Method | Configuration | Territories Assigned to Account |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Automatically assign to the first territory in the list | NETWORK\_NAW\_ASSIGN\_ALL\_TERR setting is FALSE and Enable User Assigned Territory Veeva Setting disabled | All previous territories +  First territory in the list |
| Automatically assign All territories to the Account | NETWORK\_NAW\_ASSIGN\_ALL\_TERR setting is TRUE and Enable User Assigned Territory Veeva Setting disabled | All previous territories + All of the User's assigned territories |
| Allow User to choose which territories via a multi-select | Ignores the NETWORK\_NAW\_ASSIGN\_ALL\_TERR setting  Enable User Assigned Territory Veeva Setting is enabled  Territory will always be required for the multi-select option (otherwise the User would not be able to add the Account to their view)  Territories shown will be all territories the User is assigned to. | All previous territories +  Territories selected by User |

### Using Territory Assignment as

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#### ATL Assignments

Users are able to perform regular scheduling and planning activities against Accounts that are manually assigned based on the territory assignment process.  These assignments are written to the Account Territory Loader object.  This object is a utility for modifying territory assignments.  The User must have read/write access to the Account Territory Loader object in order to write territory assignments.  See Territory Management for more information.

As part of the search before create process, the territory assignment to the Account Territory Loader is traceable via a new field called naw\_alignment\_\_v.  This field refers to all assignments that originated from the Network Account Search.  The customer is responsible for maintaining these assignments correctly.

If using rules based assignments at the same time as using the Account Territory Loader, assignments may become out of sync. Veeva recommends regularly maintaining the naw\_alignment\_\_v assignments by adjusting the assignment rules.

### Related Topics

[Network Overview](Introduction_and_Background.htm)

[Accounts Overview](../../Accounts/AcctOverview.htm)