A test owner is the person whose DNA is reflected in the test results. An owner can give one person at a time the ability to manage their test.

A test manager can do everything an owner can, including inviting others to view the test, deleting results, and downloading DNA data. The owner can remove a manager from their test at any time, but a manager can't remove an owner.

Making someone a manager is useful when the owner is uninterested in managing their results or needs help to manage them.

Inviting a manager

From a browser

1. In the top-right corner of Ancestry®, click your profile, then Account Settings.
2. On the left side of the Account settings page, click DNA.
3. Select your DNA test.
4. Scroll down to the DNA test sharing section and select DNA test sharing.
5. If you haven't shared your DNA results with them before, click Invite > enter the recipient's email address or username , choose Manager, then click Invite. If prompted, verify your account and click continue > click Confirm, and you're done.
   
   If you have shared your DNA results with them before, click their role > change it to Manager > enter your password or the code from your email > click Continue, then Confirm to add a manager, and you're done. 
   
   Note: All invitations are delivered by email, whether you enter their email address or username. When they accept your invitation and their role as manager, we'll send an email to let you know. 

From the app

1. In the top-left corner of Ancestry® App, click your profile.
2. Under Manage DNA test, select your DNA test. If you want to invite someone to a different DNA test, select Switch test.
3. Scroll down to the DNA test sharing section and select DNA test sharing.
4. If you haven't shared your DNA results with them before, click Invite > enter the recipient's email address or username and choose Manager then click Invite. If prompted, verify your account and click continue > click Confirm, and you're done.

If you have shared your DNA results with them before, click their role > change it to Manager and select Confirm to add a manager > enter your password or the code from your email > click Continue, and you're done. 

Note: All invitations are delivered by email, whether you enter their email address or username. When they accept your invitation and their role as manager, we'll send an email to let you know. 

Where the managed test appears

Once a DNA test is registered on a test owner's account, it stays there until it's deleted. When someone becomes a manager, the owner's test shows up on both the manager's and owner's DNA homepage. The manager can access the test(s) they manage by clicking View Another Test in the top-right corner of their DNA homepage or by switching tests in the Ancestry app. 

Memberships

A membership purchased on one account does not transfer to another account. If you manage someone else's DNA test on your account and your account has a membership, you can access the DNA features of their test that are available with a membership. If you manage someone else's test on your account and you don't have a membership (but they do), you don’t have access to the features available only with a membership.