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Creating a department and assigning a user

DBLinx departments group your users according to the organization's structure. A department is created once, and is used to assign mailboxes in SmartMail and storage areas in SmartFiles to the department.

  • The organization's tenant administrators.

How do I create a department and assign a user?

DBLinx departments group your users according to the organization's structure. Who can do this: the organization's tenant administrators. The person is listed under their new department. A department is created once, and is used to assign mailboxes in SmartMail and storage areas in SmartFiles to the department. Using "Delete department" leaves people in the deleted department Without a department. Open Users from the left menu.

Steps

  1. From the left menu, Usersfrom the left menu.

  2. In the Departments in the "+ Add department"click it.

    Departments section: "+ Add department" (with demo data)
    1. 2Creates a new department

  3. Department nameand enter the name, then click "Add department"click it.

  4. To move a person into a department, drag the person and drop them onto the department, or use the department selector on the person's card.

    Drag and drop: the "Drop here" area (with demo data)
    1. 4Drop the person onto this department
Result The person is listed under their new department. A department change also applies to any product access granted to the department.
What happens to people if a department is deleted? "Delete department" means that people in the deleted department Without a department remain as they are.
Department could not be changed warning Refresh the page and try again.

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