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Version: 3.1

Responsibility

Definition​

A responsibility in Care is a group that gives a person a designation or a duty across Care. A responsibility applies across Care. It does not belong to one facility. For example, you create a responsibility for the people who buy supplies for a region. Each person opens the responsibilities that they belong to from their dashboard.

Key Attributes​

ComponentsWhat it captures
NameThe name of the responsibility. This attribute is required.
DescriptionA short explanation of the duty that the group holds. This attribute is optional.
Governance linksThe responsibilities that oversee this responsibility, and the responsibilities that this responsibility oversees.

Note: Only a super administrator creates a responsibility, or changes its name and description.

Structure​

Responsibilities are a flat list. A responsibility has no parent responsibility and no child responsibility. To connect two responsibilities, use the Governance section in the detail panel of a responsibility on the Responsibilities admin page. The section shows two lists: Managing Organizations and Managed Responsibilities. Both lists hold responsibilities.

Note: Care uses the word "Governance" in two places. The Governance section inside a responsibility links one responsibility to another responsibility. The Governance item under Organizations in the Admin sidebar holds government organizations. Read Organisation for government organizations.

Roles inside a responsibility​

The designation of a person inside a responsibility comes from the roles and permission system. Each role gives the person a set of permissions. Care shows only the roles that apply to a responsibility, such as Admin, Manager, and Member. To learn how roles work, read Roles and Permission.

A governance link also gives access. If your role in a responsibility holds the permission Can Manage Connected Role Organizations, Care also shows you the responsibilities that it manages. The Admin role and the Manager role hold this permission.

Where to find responsibilities​

  • As a super administrator, open the Admin sidebar. Select Organizations. Select Responsibilities.
  • To open a responsibility that you belong to, open your dashboard. Select the Responsibilities tab.
  • Inside a responsibility, the top of the sidebar shows the responsibilities switcher. The switcher shows the name of the open responsibility and your designation in it. Use the switcher to open another responsibility.