User Permission Groups - Overview

User Permission Groups

User Permission Groups determine what kind of system access a User will have within OERCA.  When creating new Users, they must be assigned to a Permission Group in order to log in.  Without this assignment, the system has no way of knowing where to "take" that User and what tools they should have permission to access.  The following section describes each User Permission Group and their general functions.  See also: User Management Permission & Access Guide

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Below is the list of User Permission Groups that are available to you when assigning a new User:

Admin
This is short for "Company Administration".  This User group has access to system configuration tools such as creating new Users in the system, resetting passwords, viewing Activity Logs, setting refrigeration locations and other similar system settings.  The Admin module does not have any direct input tools related to animal management.

Health Management
This module mainly serves functions that a Veterinarian would require access to.  The primary features of this permission group are to manage health related inputs and metrics such as recording and analyzing blood results, performing physical exams, pharmacy management, prescribing therapy plans, recording clinical notes and many other similar functions.  This is also the location of OERCA's Animal Health Record feature which consolidates an individual animal's life history into a single easy-to-navigate tool. The Health Management Permission Group also has access to certain water quality/management tools.

Facility Management
This is a management level User permission that needs to be assigned to a specific "facility" when created (for example an aquarium facility or marine mammal facility).  The Facility Management User group has all the same permissions as a Husbandry Member, but with access to many additional configuration tools such as creating and managing areas within the assigned facility, creating/editing animal profiles, configuring the Communication Center, defining session types, creating inspection lists and much more.   

Dive Management
This is a management level User permission specific to Dive Operations.  The Dive Management User group can configure all metrics associated with dive permissions such as editing Diver Profiles, configuring dive sites and activities, creating dive check lists, managing equipment and more. 

Water Management
This User Permission Group gives the highest level access to all features related to your Company's water management tools. This includes configuring water testing locations, defining test parameters, managing chemical inventory, configuring equipment lists, and much more. 

Husbandry Member
Users assigned to the Husbandry Member Permission Group would typically be front line animal care givers or aquarists.  This permission group will need to be assigned to a specific facility/area when the User is created.  The primary role of this group is to input animal related data such as session/feed records, nutritional plans, facility temperature logs, weights, measurements, hot sheets (area notes) and other similar metrics. 

Dive Member
The Dive Member Permission Group is for team members whose primary function is to dive and maintain pools.  This group will have access to dive logs, equipment logs, dive tables and related reports.

Water Management Member
This Permission Group's primary function is to input water quality results, record applied water treatments and complete any necessary inspections lists.  The Water Management module has Company wide access to all water systems that are tested.  This group also has access to any reports related to Water Management.

Intern/Volunteer
This Permission Group has limited access to system features.  It is similar to the Husbandry Member Permission Group, but more restricted in terms of which tools can be utilized.  Most functions available to the Intern/Volunteer Group are specific to entering basic animal information such as session/feed records.