Documentation

OFS-USA Database User Guide

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  • Background and Introduction (help text) (User Training – Part 1) (User Training – Part 2) (User Training – Part 3)
  • Signing in and Passwords (help text) (help video)
  • Contact Us (help text)
  • General Functions
  • Shared Functions (Fraternity/Region/National)
    • Documenting Elections (help text) (help video)
      • Register Election (Admin only)
      • Edit Election Details (Admin only)
      • View Council History
      • Create Election Snapshot (Admin only)
    • Add/Edit Council Positions (help text)
      • View/Edit Position
      • Create New Position
      • Create New SA Position (Admin only)
  • Fraternity Summary Page (help text)
    • Fraternity Summary Information
      • Edit/View Fraternity
      • Create New Member (help text)
      • Create New Subsidiary (Admin only) (help text)
      • Transfer Fraternity to New Region (Admin only)
      • Fraternity Roster
    • Subsidiary Groups (help text)
      • View/Edit Subsidiary
    • Member Search/Edit
  • Region Summary Page (help text)
    • Region Summary Information
      • View/Edit Region
      • Create New Fraternity
      • Directory of Fraternity Councils
      • Regional Address List
      • Fraternity Demographics summary
      • National Directory (with contact detail)
      • Data Quality Report (help text)
    • Active Fraternities
      • Fraternity Link
    • View/Edit Inactive Fraternities
    • Member Search
    • List of Newly Forming Groups, Emerging Fraternities and Cells
  • National Summary Page (help text)
    • National Summary Information
      • View/Edit National Fraternity
      • Create New Region (Admin only)
      • NEC and Commissions/Committees Directory
      • Region Council Directory
      • Region Member Demographic Summary
      • National Directory
      • Data Quality Report (help text)
    • Regions
      • Region Link
  • Province Summary Page
    • Province Summary Information
      • View/Edit Province
    • Provincial Council
    • Bonded Fraternities
  • Special Topics
    • Life Cycle of a Fraternity
    • Positions Matrix
    • Profession and Membership Status Primer (help text)
    • User permissions and roles
    • Subsidiary Organizations (help text)
  • System Administration (help text)
    • Add a New User
    • Set User Permissions
    • View User Permissions
    • Edit a User
    • Qualify Person as Spiritual Assistant
    • Search/Edit Person