Assign substitute

Assign substitute

Use this dialog box to define which users may substitute for you. You also see who you are an active substitute for.

Please note: If you want to view, copy, or retrieve documents from another user's Intray, these documents must already have been saved on the server. You can check this option under Configuration > Advanced settings > Settings for the Intray work area > Save Intray on server when logging off. If necessary, contact your system administrator.

Settings for

Select user: Click the Select user button and select a user to configure the substitution rules for that user.

Users with substitution rights

In the Users with substitution rights list, you see the users/groups that have substitution rights.

User/group: Search for the desired user or group in the Add user/group field. Suggestions will appear as you type.

Click the corresponding suggestion to select a user or a group.

Information: If you have selected a group, the individual group members are listed.

Alternatively: If you click the triangle to the right of the Add user/group field, this will open a drop-down menu. The drop-down menu contains a list of the users and groups you selected recently.

Inherit permissions: When the Inherit permissions option is enabled for the selected user/group, the substitute inherits the user rights and permissions of the user/group that is to be substituted.

Active substitutes

In the list of Active substitutes, you see the users that are currently active substitutes.

User/group: Search for the desired user or group in the Add user/group field. Suggestions will appear as you type.

Click the corresponding suggestion to select a user or a group.

Information: If you have selected a group, the individual group members are listed.

Alternative 1: If you click the triangle to the right of the Add user/group field, this will open a drop-down menu. The drop-down menu contains a list of the users and groups you selected recently.

Alternative 2: To set up a user as an active substitute, select the user from the Users with substitution rights list and click Add to active substitutes (arrow pointing right).

Inherit permissions: When the Inherit permissions option is enabled for the selected user/group, the substitute inherits the user rights and permissions of the user/group that is to be substituted.

Apply: Click Apply to save the changes. The dialog box remains open.

OK: Click OK to save the settings.

Cancel: Click Cancel to close the dialog box without saving the changes.

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