The My Deputies section provides functionality to:

Figure: My Deputies Configuration
To add a deputy to the list, click the Add Deputy
icon
in the toolbar. The
Add Deputy dialog opens.

Figure: Adding a Deputy
Enter a deputy name or a text pattern to search for in the entry field. The checkboxes Search All Users and Search Users with Similar Grants determine whether to filter for all users or to filter for users that have at least one of the same grants (organization, role or department) as the logged-in user. Per default, Search Users with Similar Grants is selected.
To search for a specific user enter the search text in the Deputy Name
entry field. Start typing the search pattern and the search results are displayed in
the drop-down list.
Please note that the search is per default case-sensitive
with the exception of the first letter. You can change to case-insensitive search by setting the property
Carnot.Client.Search.CaseSensitive in your carnot.properties
file to false.

Figure: Enter a Deputy name
Via the Valid From and Valid To calendar controls you can select the date range for which the deputy will be effective.

Figure: Select a date from calendar
Per default these are empty. A value for the Valid From date is mandatory. If the Valid To date is left empty, the Deputy setting is always effective after the Valid From date.
Note:
It is not allowed to enter dates that lie in the past.
In case you enter a Valid From date that is earlier
than the current date, it is replaced with the current date instead.
If you enter a Valid To date that is earlier
than the current date, an error message occurs.
The Authorizations section provides the option to set the grants for the deputy. The list in the Available pane includes the logged-in user's organization, role and department grants.
Click Add or Add All to move participants selected in the Available section to the Selected section.

Figure: Adding several roles for authorization
Click Remove or Remove All respectively to remove selected participants from the Selected area.
To delete a deputy from the list, click the Delete icon
in the Actions column.
To modify a deputy, click the Edit icon
in the Actions column.
The Modify Deputy dialog opens where you can change the entries described for the Add Deputy dialog above.
You can add deputy users for roles within departments. The available roles are listed for the according department and subdepartments in the following format:
Role Name (department.[parent department.[..]])

Figure: Adding a deputy for scoped roles
The Deputy of section provides a read-only list of the users the logged-in user is deputy of. It also shows the valid time period.

Figure: List of users the logged-in user is deputy of