# Configure an actor
To transfer data within systems, actors need to be configured with specific settings, which include:
* **Users and groups** that can access the system.
* The **Virtual File System (VFS)** the actor will access.
* The **processes** for handling received or sent data.
* **Interactions** with other actors when retrieving, sending, receiving and making files available for collection.
To proceed with this configuration, go to the **Actors** page and click the name of the actor in the Actor column.
The details of the selected actor will be displayed on a new page.
In the upper part of the screen, you will see the **Image**, **Name**, **Description** and if the actor is **assigned to a Group** or not. You can edit these details by clicking the icon or delete it by clicking the icon. Both icons are located at the top right of the page.
The results list can be navigated with the [toolbar](/data-mover-1.21/getting-started/navigate-through-primeur-data-mover.md#the-toolbar).
The actual configuration takes place in the main area of the page, which consists of six tabs:
1. [Users](/data-mover-1.21/actors/configure-an-actor/users-tab.md): create and manage the users associated with the actor.
2. [Groups](/data-mover-1.21/actors/configure-an-actor/groups-tab.md): create and manage the groups associated with the actor.
3. [VFS](/data-mover-1.21/actors/configure-an-actor/vfs-tab.md): configure the VFS the actor can access.
4. [File Resources](/data-mover-1.21/actors/configure-an-actor/file-resource-tab.md): define any processing to be performed on received or sent data.
5. [Connection Contracts](/data-mover-1.21/actors/configure-an-actor/connection-contract-tab.md): configure Data Mover to either receive files from an actor or make them available for the actor to collect.
6. [Client Connection](/data-mover-1.21/actors/configure-an-actor/client-connection-tab.md): configure Data Mover to connect to an actor to retrieve or send files.
Follow the links for a description of the tabs.
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