Create an organization

To create a new organization in the system, you must be a System Administrator with permissions to switch between organizations from within the BlackBerry AtHoc management system.

  1. Log in to the BlackBerry AtHoc management system as a System Administrator.
  2. To access the Organizations Manager, do one of the following:
    1. In the navigation bar, click The Settings icon.
    2. In the Setup section, click Organizations Manager.
    Or:
    1. In the navigation bar, click the name of your organization and then click the link with your organization name.

    2. On the Organization Hierarchy window, click Manage Organization Hierarchy.

  3. On the Organizations Manager screen, click New.
  4. Enter a name for the new organization.
  5. Select one of the following organization types:
    • Super Enterprise: Choose this type if you are logged into the System Setup (3) organization and are creating a super enterprise organization.
    • Enterprise: Choose this type if you are logged into the System Setup (3) organization and are creating an enterprise organization.
    • Sub Organization: Choose this type if you are logged in to an enterprise organization and are creating a member organization.
    • Basic: Choose this type if you are creating a basic organization.
  6. Select a locale for the organization.
  7. Click Save. Information about the new organization appears on the Organizations Manager screen.
  8. To change the BlackBerry AtHoc interface to display the organization you just created, click your username and then click Change Organization.
    1. Optionally, on the Change Organization screen, do any of the following:
      • Click the name of an organization in the Name column to view the organization hierarchy of that organization.
      • In the search field, enter an organization code, ID, or name, and then click The Search icon or press Enter on your keyboard to filter the displayed organizations.
      • Click any column header to sort the list of available organizations.
      • From the All Organizations pull-down list, select Super Enterprise, Enterprise, Sub Organizations, or Basic to filter the list of organizations.
    2. Click Switch on the row for the organization you just created.
    3. On the Change Organization confirmation window, click OK.
    4. The system refreshes and displays the new organization.
  9. Configure the new organization using the tasks outlined in Configure a new organization.