# Party allocation using sdk and canton console

**URL:** <https://forum.canton.network/t/party-allocation-using-sdk-and-canton-console/4069>\
**Category:** App Development\
**Tags:** daml, canton\
**Created:** [March 6, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/party-allocation-using-sdk-and-canton-console/4069 "2022-03-06T14:54:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![kctam](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/kctam/32/1895_2.png) [@kctam](https://forum.canton.network/u/kctam)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2022, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/party-allocation-using-sdk-and-canton-console/4069/1 "2022-03-06T14:54:56Z")

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Hi team,

In a canton setup I can enable party using `participant1.parties.enable("alice")`. Is this process identical to using daml sdk `daml ledger allocate-parties alice` (assuming I’m pointing to ledger API of participant1)? From the result it seems identical, but I wish to know if there are any differences internally.

Thanks.

kc

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**Author:** ![bernhard](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.canton.network/bernhard/32/356_2.png) [@bernhard](https://forum.canton.network/u/bernhard)\
**Post date:** [March 8, 2022, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.canton.network/t/party-allocation-using-sdk-and-canton-console/4069/2 "2022-03-08T09:40:37Z")

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Yes, the two do the same thing.