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Adding a department

To add a department, do the following:

  1. Go to the Departments tab of the Access Manager window.
  2. To create a department in the root of hierarchy click the right mouse button in , right-click in a free area of departments hierarchy and select the the Create root department item in the opened functional function menu (1) or click the Image Removed the Image Added button (2).
    To create a department on the basis of an existed department, right-click the right mouse button on the required department and select the Create subsidiary department item (1).
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    The Edit department properties window will open.
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  3. Enter the department name in the Name field (1).

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    The name should must be unique. If an access level with this a department with the same name has already been created in the system, then while saving, the attempt to save will fail and a corresponding message will be displayed and the department will not be saved. Also, the name should must not contain the following characters: < | >.


  4. In the External ID field, enter the external identical identification number of a department (2). This field is required if, due to the peculiarities of the ACS integration module, the list of departments and users in the database of the ACFA PSIM software package is used together with the users database in the external software.
  5. From the Type of department drop-down list, select the required type (3). Types of departments are created while when configuring the Access Manager software module - see the  see Configuring a type of department in the Access Manager section. Type of department specifies the list of visible and available for editing fields of user entering belonging to this department. The Main type of department is the only default type of department in the Access Manager module (see Configuring the Main department type).From the Basic access level drop-down list select department access level which be inherited on default by all users entering to this department (4)..
  6. Open the Search access level window for the department being edited in one of the following ways.
    1. Right-click the access level. Select the Edit item in the function menu.
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    2. Right-click in a free area. Select the Edit item in the function menu.
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    3. In the Edit department properties window, click the Image Added button.
  7. Select the required access levels in the Search access level window (see Working with the Search access level window).
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  8. Click the OK button. As a result, the selected access levels will be displayed in the Edit department properties window. Also, the access levels of the department will be inherited by all users belonging to the department after you save the settings.
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  9. To delete an access level, select the required level and click the Image Added button (1) on the panel to the right, or right-click the level that you want to delete and select the Delete item in the function menu (2).
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  10. To assign the Always and Never system access levels to a department, click the Image Added button (3) to set full access, or click the Image Added button (4) to deny access. 
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    A department must have at least one access level, so you cannot delete the last remaining level.

    User may not inherit the access level of a departmentsee  Use can not to inherit the department access level - see the Configuring the department access level inheritance section.

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     Access levels are created and configured on the You can create and configure access levels on the Access levels tab of the Access Manager window window (see the Working with access levels in the Access manager software module section). Also it's possible to use system access levels You can also use the Always and Never.

  11. If it's required, specify the list of additional access levels the following way:
    1. Ensure that user access level is selected from the Basic access level drop-down list (i.e. not Always and not Never).
    2. Click the Edit button in the List of additional access levels table (5).
    3. The Search access level window will be opened. To search for access level - see the Search for access level section.

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      To delete the additional access level click it the right mouse button and select the Delete item in the opened functional menu.

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  12. system access levels.

  13. Assign schedules to a department.
    1. Go to the Schedules tab.
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    2. Click the Image Added button to search for schedules.
    3. In the Schedule search window, double-click to select the required schedule that will be assigned to a department. You must create the schedules beforehand in the Access Manager module (see Work schedules). 
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      As a result, the selected schedule will be displayed in the Edit department properties window.
  14. If necessary, change the settings of the department schedule (see Assigning a work schedule to a department). 
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  15. Click the Save button to save the settingsClick the Save button (5) or the Enter key on the keyboard.

Department will be added to the tree.

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Deleting a department

To delete a department, right-click it the right mouse button and select the the Delete department item item in the opened functional function menu.

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If deletion of non-empty departments is prohibited (see Forbid to delete non-empty departments, assigned access levels, time zones, and identifier owners), you can delete the department can only be deleted if there are no users in it (see Setting the prohibition of deleting non-empty departments, assigned ALs and TZs). When . If you try to delete a non-empty department, the Invalid operation warning is shownwill be displayed.

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