# DMStagSetOwnershipRanges
set elements per rank in each direction 
## Synopsis
```
PetscErrorCode DMStagSetOwnershipRanges(DM dm, PetscInt const *lx, PetscInt const *ly, PetscInt const *lz)
```
Logically Collective; `lx`, `ly`, and `lz` must contain common values


## Input Parameters

- ***dm -*** the `DMSTAG` object
- ***lx -*** element counts for each rank in the x direction
- ***ly -*** element counts for each rank in the y direction
- ***lz -*** element counts for each rank in the z direction





## Note
Arguments corresponding to higher dimensions are ignored for 1D and 2D grids. These arguments may be set to `NULL` in this case.


## See Also
 [](chapter_stag), `DMSTAG`, `DMStagSetGlobalSizes()`, `DMStagGetOwnershipRanges()`, `DMDASetOwnershipRanges()`

## Level
developer

## Location
<A HREF="PETSC_DOC_OUT_ROOT_PLACEHOLDER/src/dm/impls/stag/stagutils.c.html#DMStagSetOwnershipRanges">src/dm/impls/stag/stagutils.c</A>


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