Departmental administrators can be granted access to view the “Department Overview” feature within the Research@MIT app. With the Department Overview feature, an administrator will be able to see all the information gathered by the app for PIs based in the administrator’s unit, as well as for PIs based elsewhere who have awards or proposals in the administrator’s unit.
To grant access to this feature to colleagues in your department, you will need to assign them the “Department Admin” role via the Roles database.
To do this, within the Roles database:
- Select “Create Authorization”
- Enter the Kerberos userid for the individual who needs access
- Select Category = “KCOS”
- Select Function = “Department Admin”
- Qualifier code field: Enter the unit number
- Click “Create”
If a user is unable to view the financial information displayed on the summary/landing page, they are missing the “Report by CO/PC” role. To assign that role:
- Select “Create Authorization”
- Enter the Kerberos userid for the individual who needs access
- Select Category = “SAP”
- Select Function = “Report by CO/PC”
- Qualifier code field: Enter the cost object or profit center
- Click “Create”
With any questions regarding Roles or assigning the authorization, please contact business-help@mit.edu.
Updated May 5, 2023