4.3 | Department & Admin Roles
New users are assigned Department Roles. Each role grants different capabilities to the user. This area is used to set the department membership for the user. The user can be assigned to a single department, multiple departments, or to unassigned users.
To assign department roles simply tick the box next to the preferred position and click the check mark at the bottom to save changes.
Role Descriptions
Department Membership
Member – user is a member of the selected department
Department Roles
View Department Resources – Can view department resource files
Create Groups – Can create groups in this department
Create Incidents – Can create incidents in this department
View & Message all Groups/Incidents – Can view and message all groups and incidents in this department
Manage all Groups/Incidents – Can view and manage all groups and incidents in this department
Manage Department Forms – Can view and manage submitted forms
Manage Lone Workers – Can use the lone worker tools to set user check-in settings and view user check-in status
Manage Department Resources – Can view and change department resource files
Run Message Log Reports – Can generate reports of user and group message history
Run Location Log Reports – Can generate reports of user and group location history
Department Manager – Can log into the department administrator web app to provision department users
Cross-Department Roles
Send Text Messages to Members – Can send messages to users in departments linked to this one who also has this permission
View Location of Members – Can track location of members in linked departments
Add Members to Groups – Can add users from departments linked to this one to groups in this department
Admin Roles
The Admin Roles tab allows the administrator to provide a new user access
to the tools and settings associated with each listed administrative role.
To assign admin roles simply tick the box next to the preferred position and click the checkmark at the bottom to save changes.
