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# Restrict a tab to segments

> Show a portal tab only to the partner segments it is meant for, so one portal serves different partner types.

> For partner ops tailoring the portal so each partner sees what is relevant.

Not every partner needs every tab. Restricting a tab to specific segments keeps the portal focused for each partner type, so a reseller and a referral partner can see different content in the same portal without you building two of them. This guide restricts a tab to the segments you choose.

## What you'll achieve

A portal tab that appears only for partners in the segments you select, so a single experience serves multiple partner types and each sees only what applies to them.

## Before you start

<Steps>
  <Step title="Confirm segments exist">
    Restriction is by segment, so create the segments you want to target first. See [Create a dynamic segment](/features/partners/segments/guides/create-a-dynamic-segment).
  </Step>

  <Step title="Confirm write access">
    You need write access to the experience that contains the tab.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Steps

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the experience">
    Go to [Experiences](https://app.introw.io/templates) and open the experience containing the tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Open the tab's access menu">
    Open the stage menu for the tab and go to its access settings, which control who can see the tab.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Restrict it to segments">
    Switch the tab's access from **Anyone** to **Restricted**, then choose the segments that should see it. Partners in any of the chosen segments see the tab; everyone else gets a portal without it. Membership in another, more restricted segment never hides a tab a partner has unlocked: access resolves to the most permissive of a partner's segments. Choose every segment that legitimately needs the tab so you do not accidentally hide it from a partner type that needs it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Verify with a test partner">
    Preview or sign in as a partner outside those segments to confirm the tab is hidden for them, and as one inside to confirm it shows.
  </Step>
</Steps>

## Verify it worked

The tab appears only for partners in the chosen segments, and a partner outside them sees a portal without that tab.

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Create a dynamic segment" icon="book-open" href="/features/partners/segments/guides/create-a-dynamic-segment">
    Define the segments you restrict to.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Build and publish a portal experience" icon="book-open" href="/features/portal/experiences/guides/build-and-publish-a-portal-experience">
    Build the tabs you restrict.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Implementation reference" icon="screwdriver-wrench" href="../technical">
    Full portal access configuration options.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>