> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.getdecipher.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Owners

> Assign ownership to tests and suites for accountability and Slack notifications

Owners let you assign team members to tests and suites. When a test fails, owners can be automatically @mentioned in Slack—so the right person is notified immediately.

## Assigning Owners

### On a Suite

Suite owners apply to all tests in the suite (unless a test has its own owners).

1. Go to the **Tests** page
2. Find the suite in the sidebar and click the **⋯** menu
3. Select **Edit Suite**
4. Choose owners from the dropdown
5. Click **Save**

### On a Test

You can also manage owners from within a test's settings. This lets you either set custom owners for that specific test, or update the suite's owners (which applies to all tests in the suite).

1. Open a test and click **Configure** (or use the **⋯** menu → Settings)
2. In the Owners section, select team members
3. Choose how to save:
   * **Update just this test** — sets custom owners for this test only, overriding the suite
   * **Update all tests in suite** — updates the suite's owners, affecting all tests that inherit
4. Click **Save**

<Tip>
  To restore a test to its suite's owners, click **Revert to suite owners** in the test settings.
</Tip>

## How Inheritance Works

Tests inherit their owners from their suite by default. This means:

* Changing a suite's owners automatically updates all tests that inherit from it
* You can override inheritance by choosing **Update just this test** when setting owners
* You can revert a test back to inheriting at any time

## Getting Notified in Slack

When creating a test alert, enable **Mention owners** to @mention test owners in Slack when failures occur.

1. Go to **Alerts** and create or edit a Test Alert
2. Enable the **Mention owners** option
3. When a test fails, owners are @mentioned in the Slack notification

<Tip>
  For this to work, owners must have Slack accounts with matching email addresses in your connected workspace.
</Tip>