or descending 
order.Tracking “Organizations” within IQS serves two purposes. First, people within the database are associated with an “Organization.” Reports and training analysis can be done on groups of people belonging to the same organizations. Secondly, the organizations are also used to assign IQS users Organizational Level Access (OLAs). OLAs give users access to subsets of data within IQS. For example, the user “smithj” may be given the ability to view or edit only those persons within one of the organizations tracked by IQS.
NOTE: THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THESE ORGANIZATIONS IS A CRITICAL FACTOR IN THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF IQS.
Six fields can be used to define an organization. From this screen, all organizations can be edited by selecting the State-NWCG or Org Level from the drop down.
State-NWCG
The State-NWCG code is the National Wildfire Coordinating Group 5-letter abbreviation for organizations. This code is used as the highest level in defining an organization to be used in the IQS system. Each person in the IQS system must be associated with a State-NWCG code in Navigate IQS/Person/Org. The code ARCHIV is also distributed. Persons associated with this code can be lumped into one group for archiving purposes. The codes you add to this table for your State-NWCG unit should be based on the State plus 4-letter identifier found in a current copy of NWCG publication Unit Identifiers, NFES #2080. The Geographic Areas and Coordination Centers map shows the geographic boundaries. If your organization is not specifically listed in the Unit Identifiers publication, the user would enter the State-NWCG three letter code for the state in which you are located.
Org Level 1
The Level 1 organizations define the next level of organization below the State-NWCG code. Organizational Level 1 is usually an agency or division within a state.
Org Level 2
The Level 2 organizations define the next level of organization below Level 1 organization. This level is usually a region or division of the level 1.
Org Level 3
The Level 3 organizations define the next level of organization below Level 2 organization. This level is usually a district, area or station of Level 2.
Org Level 4
Level 4 organizations define the next level of organization below Level 3 organization.
Org Level 5
Level 5 organizations define the next level of organization below Level 4 organization.
Considerations such as statewide, regional, or jurisdictional boundaries, or location of facilities may be used when determining your organizational structure. People within the IQS system can be grouped into organizations for the purpose of querying and reporting. Consideration should be given to how the data, reports, and access to the data will be needed, when developing the organizational structure.
Each person in the IQS system must be associated with each level's organization code. The value [Placeholder] is available when assigning organization levels to an individual and is used to indicate the person is not associated with a specific level of the organization.
NOTE: Clicking the mouse on most of the column headings will allow the user to sort that column by ascending or descending order.
(*required)
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FIELD |
DEFINITION |
DESCRIPTION |
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*Abbreviation |
(Char,20 |
Organization level abbreviation. |
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Description |
(Char, 50) |
State and NWCG unit identifier name or organization code |
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Geographic Area |
(Char, 50) |
Geographic area unit falls within. |