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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 (Figure 102).

“Departments” section
Figure 102. “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);
  • — 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 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 102). A form for entering the name of the department will open on the screen (Figure 103).

Form for entering the name of the department
Figure 103. Form for entering the name of the department

Enter the name of the department and click the “Create” button. A message about the successful department creation will appear, and the newly created department itself will appear on the page in the list of branches.

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 102). A department form will open, in which the administrator can add and remove users and event sources (Figure 104).

Department form
Figure 104. 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 105). Select a user from the drop-down list and click the “Create” button.

Form for adding a user
Figure 105. 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 and repeat the procedure of adding a user. The added users will be displayed in a 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. In the pop-up window (Figure 106), 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 106. 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 102). A department form will open, in which the administrator can add and remove users and event sources. To add an event source, click the “Add” button (3 in the Figure 104).

A form for adding an event source will open on the screen (Figure 107). Select the name of the source from the drop-down list and click the “Save” button.

Form for adding an event source
Figure 107. 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 and repeat the procedure for adding an event source.

The added event sources will be displayed in the department form.

Removing an event source from a department#

Removing an event source is performed by clicking the button in the line with the source name.

Confirm the action in the pop-up window (Figure 108)—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 108. 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 (2 in the Figure 102). A form with the name of the department for editing will open (Figure 109).

Start editing a department name. If you need to go back to the page with the list of departments during the edition, press the Esc key on your keyboard.

Form for editing the name of the department
Figure 109. Form for editing the name of the department

After editing the name, click the “Save” button to apply the change. After successful editing, a corresponding message will appear.

Department deleting#

Removal of the department is performed by pressing the button in the line of the department to be deleted (3 in the Figure 102).

In the pop-up window (Figure 110), 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 110. Confirmation of department deletion