12.3.3 Setting official authority for a node
This subsection describes how to set official authority for a node so that only authorized users, such as Approval user and Acceptance Desk, can execute the task.
An official authority is always set on the basis of selecting a predefined official authority. For details about how to define an official authority, see 12.2 Defining authority for processing the Item (Official Authority).
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The official authority Item auditor (Incident_Auditor) is not set for a node of an Item.
To use Flow Designer to set official authority for a node:
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Choose the Official authority icon (
)of a node to set its official authority and then click the Edit button.
The Definition of Official Authority dialog box appears.
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Select the Official authority user radio button and select the check box for the applicable official authority.
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Click the OK button.
The Definition of Official Authority dialog box closes and the specified official authority is set for the node.
The figure below shows the Definition of Official Authority dialog box.
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- When the Item is to be returned for completion to the user who submitted it initially
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For a route where the user who first submitted the Item checks the results and then completes the Item, such as Equipment Deployment Request Form, set Item request user for the last node in the Item.
If this option is selected, the Item is sent back automatically to the user who requested the Item without displaying the Select Destination dialog box when the preceding worker finishes the processing.
Note that if you select the Item request user radio button, the Official authority check box is disabled.
- Canceling official authority settings
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In the Definition of Official Authority dialog box, select the Official authority user radio button and clear all the Official authority check boxes.