You may grant only the authority that has been granted to you with the "can grant" condition. Only the authority you have available to grant will be displayed to you in the authority granting wizard.
In each step of the wizard, you make a selection that determines the choices that follow. The wizard will not allow you to create invalid authority assignments.
| Step 1 | Step 2 | Step 3 | Step 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Person | Business function | Organizational scope | Privilege |
| Only people in the Stanford administrative and academic communities can receive authority. | The category of functions to be granted. This step helps determine which orgs will be available in step 3. | The organization for which the person will be acting. This step determines which privileges will be available in step 4, and which limits in step 5. | The specific privilege the person requires. |
| Search by SUNet ID, if you know it - it's fast and accurate. | Click the  icon to see which category contains the privilege you want. |
If your available list is long, search by 4-character org code. Most people will only have a few organizations. | Click the icon to see if a privilege includes one or more others you need to grant - so you won't have to grant them individually. |
| Step 5 | Step 6 | Confirmation | All authority grants take effect in the administrative system they affect within one business day, and frequently much sooner. |
| Limits | Conditions | Grant another privilege | |
| Detailed constraints on the person's authority, such as a spending limit, a project, an admit center, and so on. | When the privilege will expire, and whether it can be granted forward. | Wrap around to step 2, or to step 4. | |
Leave the date field blank. |
Returning to step 4 is the quickest way to grant several privileges to one person. |
