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  4. System Settings and Configuration
  5. Configure BlackBerry AtHoc settings
  6. Manage system settings
  7. Organizations Manager
  8. Create an organization

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 Settings icon.
    2. In the
      System 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.