# Solana (SPL token accounts)

Sending, receiving, and viewing on Solana follow the generic [Operator guides](/helpcenter2/for-operators/operators-overview.md). What's Solana-specific is how **SPL token accounts** are set up: every SPL token account belongs to a parent **Solana (SOL) account**.

## Creating an SPL token account (Administrator)

When you [create an account](/helpcenter2/creating-and-editing-accounts.md) and pick a supported SPL token, you must **attach it to an existing Solana account**. This is mandatory, and you set the token account's governance rules (including a threshold) at the same time. The request then goes to the quorum.

If you don't yet have a Solana account, you'll be told you need one first: **create the Solana account before** the SPL token account, since the token account depends on it.

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No separate policies for SPL tokens. SPL token accounts are governed by the rules set on the token account itself; there isn't a separate policy layer for them.
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Editing an SPL token account uses the same flow as any other account, except you **can't change its parent Solana account**.

## Activating an SPL token account

An SPL token account can show up as **Inactive**. This happens, for instance, when tokens were sent to the parent Solana account before the corresponding SPL token account existed. The token then appears as a sub-account of the Solana account, named after the token, with an **Inactive** status.

An inactive token account is **visible to Operators but can't be used** until an Administrator activates it:

* Opening the inactive account shows a warning that it's inactive and can't be transacted with yet, plus an **Activate** button.
* Activation runs through a short flow (similar to creating the token account), where you can rename it (it defaults to the token's name). Once activated, Operators can transact with it under its governance rules.

## Whitelisting SPL recipients

When you build a [whitelist](/helpcenter2/governance-rules-and-whitelists.md), you can include SPL tokens; their recipient addresses are whitelisted **via the Solana account**, so there's no extra setup specific to the token.

## For Operators

Once an SPL token account is **active**, sending and receiving work exactly as in the generic [Sending assets](/helpcenter2/for-operators/sending-assets.md) and [Receiving assets](/helpcenter2/for-operators/receiving-assets.md) guides, subject to the account's rules. If a token account is inactive, ask an Administrator to activate it first.


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