What is a delegation?
A delegation is the action of providing another user, or yourself, with the ability to authorize End Users to perform specific functions within an application for a given organization.
Confused about delegations? The Scenario Flow Chart may help you better understand these.
How do I create a delegation?
You can create:
A single delegation using the New Delegation page.
Multiple delegations using the New Delegation - Batch Mode page. You can also use this page if you wish to bulk load delegations.
How do I edit a delegation?
You can edit:
A single delegation using the View/Update Delegation page.
Multiple delegations using the Batch Edit Delegations pages. You will use the Batch Edit Delegations - Select page to select the delegations you wish to edit.
Who can perform a delegation?
You must have a status of Application Administrator in ADAM in order to perform a delegation. The individual receiving the delegation will become an Authorization Grantor in ADAM. This user will also be able to view his/her delegation(s) using the My Delegations page in ADAM.
The following matrix illustrates the ADAM Delegation menu items available to the Application Administrator and Authorization Grantor (once he/she has received a delegation).
Why delegate?
Delegating allows other individuals to hold, and share, the responsibility for establishing appropriate End User access to an application.
For example...
Jill Smith is an Application Administrator in ADAM for the Invasive Alien Plants Program (IAPP). This is a relatively new application managed by the Ministry of Forests and Range. Jill has many tasks to deal with so she decides she will delegate the task of establishing appropriate end user access to the IAPP.
To complicate matters, Jill knows that the "Northern Weed Committee" requires access to their data in the application right away. She knows they will need to complete functions available to the profile of "Biological Agent Manager". Jill is confident Jack Black can handle the task of setting up the End Users.
Jill logs on to ADAM as an Application Administrator for IAPP. She completes the following new delegation for Jack:
Allow User - JBLACK
To Authorize Profile - IAPP_BIOLOGICAL_MANAGER
For Organization - NORTHERN WEED COMMITTEE
Effective date - IMMEDIATELY
Expiry date - NEVER EXPIRES
Enabled - YES
