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“Departments” section#

The section is only available to users with the administrator role.

The “Departments” section is intended for creating, deleting, and editing departments, attaching event sources and users to departments.

General view of the “Departments” section is shown in Figure 94.

“Departments” section
Figure 94. “Departments” section

“Departments” section contains the following elements:

  • table of existing departments:
  • “Department name” — name of the department;
  • “Department ID” — department identifier;
  • — button for editing the name of the department (2);
  • Delete
    Figure 95. Delete

— button for deleting a department from the Service (3); - “Add” button — button for adding a department; - the number of departments displayed on the page is set by the switch in the lower right corner of the page. There can be 10, 25, 50 or 100 departments in total on one page (4).

In the table with existing departments, it is possible to sort by the columns “Department name” and “Department ID”. To sort a column in the table, click on the column name.

The sorting arrow icon

Up
Figure 94. Up

Down
Figure 96. Down

indicates the current sorting by one of the parameters: alphabetically, ascending, or descending.

Adding a department#

To add a department, click on the “Add” button (Figure 94). A form for entering the name of the department will open on the screen (Figure 95).

Form for entering the name of the department
Figure 97. Form for entering the name of the department

Enter the name of the department and click the “Create” button. The newly created department will appear on the page in the table of departments.

Adding a user to a department#

The Service provides users with the ability to view events by department. A user assigned to a department has access to events that are recorded only by event sources related to this department.

To add a user to a department, click on the line with the department name (Figure 94). A department form will open, in which the administrator can add and remove users and event sources (Figure 96).

Department form
Figure 98. Department form

The department name is displayed at the top of the screen (1).

To add a user, click the “Add” button (2).

A form for adding a user will open on the screen (Figure 97). Select a user from the drop-down list and click the “Create” button.

Form for adding a user
Figure 98. Form for adding a user

Form for adding a user allows you to enter name and surname in the field for quick search. The Service will display matches among the found options.

If you need to add several users, click the “Add” button again (Figure 96, 2) and repeat the procedure of adding a user.

The added users will be displayed in a department form (Figure 98).

Displaying users in the department form
Figure 99. Displaying users in the department form

One user can be added to multiple departments.

Removing a user from a department#

Removing a user is performed by clicking the button in the line with the user's name (Figure 98).

In the pop-up window (Figure 99), you must confirm the action — click on the “Delete” button or cancel the action by clicking on the “Cancel” button.

The user will be removed from the department.

Confirmation of removal of the user from the department
Figure 94. Confirmation of removal of the user from the department

Adding an event source to a department#

To add an event source to a department, click on the line with the department name (Figure 94). A department form will open, in which the administrator can add and remove users and event sources (Figure 96).

To add an event source, click the “Add” button (Figure 96, 3). A form for adding an event source will open on the screen (Figure 100). Select the name of the source from the drop-down list and click the “Save” button.

Form for adding an event source
Figure 96. Form for adding an event source

If you need to add several event sources, click the “Add” button on the right side of the department form again (Figure 98) and repeat the procedure for adding an event source.

The added event sources will be displayed in the department form (Figure 101).

Displaying the event source in the department form
Figure 100. Displaying the event source in the department form

Removing an event source from a department#

Removing an event source is performed by clicking the

Delete
Figure 95. Delete

button in the line with the source name (Figure 101).

In the pop-up window (Figure 102), you must confirm the action — click on the “Delete” button or cancel the action by clicking on the “Cancel” button.

The event source will be removed from the department.

Confirmation of removal of the event source from the department
Figure 101. Confirmation of removal of the event source from the department

Editing a department name#

Editing the name of the department is performed by pressing the button in the line of the department that needs to be changed (Figure 94). A form with the name of the department for editing will open (Figure 103).

Form for editing the name of the department
Figure 101. Form for editing the name of the department

After editing the name, click the “Save” button to apply the change.

Department deleting#

Removal of the department is performed by pressing the

Delete
Figure 95. Delete

button in the line of the department to be deleted (Figure 94).

In the pop-up window (Figure 104), you must confirm the action — click on the “Delete” button or cancel the action by clicking on the “Cancel” button.

Confirmation of department deletion
Figure 94. Confirmation of department deletion