ASSURE administration
All administration tasks are performed by using options on the System Administration screen.
Tip
It's best to make these changes when the system is not being used.
Accessing the System Administration screen
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Log in to ASSURE as a user with the System Administrator role.
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Click the
cog menu in the top right corner of the screen, and then click Admin.
The System Administration screen appears.
ASSURE system administration tasks are grouped into the following sections:
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General
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Building Control
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Building Control Enforcements
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Planning
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Appeals
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Enquiries and Complaints
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Planning Enforcement
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Tree Preservation Orders
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Legal Agreements
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Assets
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Land Charges
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Public Protection
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The following sections summarise the administration tasks. Some buttons may not be present because the functions they represent are not licensed, not enabled, or are not available to you.
General
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Appointments Configuration
Configure your authority's preferred appointment booking service (ABS) for Public Protection.
Automated Events
Create and edit automated events.
Code Maintenance
Maintain code types.
Code Merges
Merge Public Protection code types (old to new).
Configuration Settings
Edit various system parameters.
Configure Actions
Maintain Actions
Add and edit actions (also known as steps) to procedures and define their order.
Configure Procedures
Assign procedures to particular application types, and actions to procedures, and define their order.
Configure Authority Style
Customise ASSURE's authority-facing user interface.
Configure Public Facing Style
Customise ASSURE's public-facing user interface.
Configure Properties
Configure various default settings relating to properties in the ASSURE gazetteer.
Configure Local Consultation User
Maintain professional bodies which have at least one local consultation user.
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Edit a professional body that has local consultation users
Configure Sub Tabs for Applications
Create and edit new sub-tabs within an existing worksheet.
Configure User Permissions
Assign functions and users to groups and manage permission levels.
Dashboard Maintenance
Choose the available dashboards and select one as the default.
DMS Folder Configuration
Specify which Document Management System (DMS) folders are used for each document group
DP - Letter Templates
Create and edit letter templates for document production.
GIS Settings
Configure Geographical Information System (GIS) features.
Global Settings
Edit various global settings for ASSURE Land & Property.
Global Templates
Define the Master Template and global merge fields for the NEC Communications Suite.
Import User Details
Import user details for the Audit Report.
Licence Keys
Manage licence keys
Maintain Actions
Add and edit the actions (also known as steps) of procedures that may be added to ASSURE Land and Property applications.
Maintain Streets
Add and edit streets in the ASSURE gazetteer.
Manage User Access
Deactivate user accounts and block users' access to products.
NEC DM Checker
Test the interface between ASSURE and the NEC Document Management repository.
You must not use these features except as directed by NEC Software Solutions personnel.
Non Working Days
Define non-working days.
Note Templates
Maintain note templates.
Online Payment Settings
Configure the Online Payment system.
Predefined Hearings
Create and edit predefined hearings that can be associated with applications.
Scheduler
Schedule regular tasks.
SMS Configuration
Configure your authority's preferred Short Message Service provider.
SSO Configuration
Configure your authority's preferred Single Sign-On provider.
Street Areas
Update street geographic, commercial and departmental areas in bulk.
System Reference Numbers
Set the next values of various reference numbers used for worksheets and other records in Public Protection.
Tax Applicable Configuration
Name the consumption tax that is applicable in your authority's nation or region.
Unlock Application(s)
Manually unlock one or more Land & Property applications or other records. Every record is routinely locked while a user is working on it, and should be unlocked automatically when they exit. This function is available in case that does not happen.
Users
Create authority users and statutory consultees. Edit user details (name, address, role, status, and so on). Configure the password policy.
User Defined Objects
Maintain user-defined objects (UDOs)
Building Control
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Maintain Fee Schedules
Define fee schedules for Building Control applications.
Set up Schedule 1 (New Dwellings) fees
Set up Schedule 2 (Type of Work) fees
Configure Building Control Applications
Create and edit Building Control application types.
Invalidation - Type of Problem - Building Control
Define problems that can prevent an application being validated.
Configure Professional Bodies
Add, edit and delete professional bodies.
Configure Building Control Explorer
Select the options to display in the Building Control Explorer.
Appointments Configuration for Building Control
Configure your authority's preferred appointment booking service (ABS) for Building Control.
Work Type Inspections
Associate one or more inspection types with work types.
Appointment Services Mapping
Map inspection types to MS Bookings services.
BSR Report Configuration
Configure the contents of Building Safety Regulator (BSR) Report.
Building Control Enforcements
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Configure Building Control Enforcement Applications
Create and edit Building Control Enforcement application types.
Configure Professional Bodies
Add, edit and delete professional bodies.
Planning
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Configure Planning Applications
Create and edit Planning application types.
Invalidation - Type of Problem - Planning
Define problems that can prevent an application being validated.
Planning Fee Dialogs - Configuration
Define the Options, Grouped Options and Calculation dialogs that guide users to calculate the correct fees for Planning applications.
Configure Planning Explorer
Select the options to display in the Planning Explorer.
Planning Decision Notice Setup
Configure conditional templates for planning decision notice letters.
Configure Professional Bodies
Add, edit and delete professional bodies.
Reason for Advertisement Setup
Associate newspapers and other publications with various reasons for advertisements. Then, if those advertisements are required by an application, ASSURE can determine when each advertisement expires based on the publishing schedule of the publications in which it appears.
Automated Decision Setup
Define — for a given Planning application, decision, and statutory return type — what conditions, informatives, and reasons for refusal should be automatically added to that decision when it is applied..
Decision Dates
Define when various decision-taking bodies, particularly the Planning Committee, are scheduled to meet or deliberate.
Date Calculator
Define calculations for various combinations of Planning application types and statutory returns. These calculations determine each application's Target Date, Expiry Date, and Environmental Assessment Date
Statutory Returns
Specify in which statutory returns each type of Planning application should be used.
Appeals
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Configure Appeal Applications
Create and edit Appeal application types.
Decision Notice Setup
Configure conditional templates for appeal decision notice letters.
Appeal Type - Acts
Associate types of appeal with relevant legislation.
Appeal Type - Offsets
Define default dates for each type of appeal.
Configure Professional Bodies
Add, edit and delete professional bodies.
Reason for Advertisement Setup
Associate newspapers and other publications with various reasons for advertisements. Then, if those advertisements are required by an application, ASSURE can determine when each advertisement expires based on the publishing schedule of the publications in which it appears.
Enquiries and Complaints
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Configure Enquiry Applications
Create and edit Enquiry and Complaint (E&C) application types.
Configure Enquiry Response Time
Edit the response times associated with E&C sub-categories.
Enquiry Fee Dialog Configuration
Define the Options, Grouped Options and Calculation dialogs that guide users to calculate the correct fees for E&C applications.
Planning Enforcements
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Configure Planning Enforcement Applications
Create and edit Planning Enforcement application types.
Decision Notice Setup
Configure conditional templates for enforcement decision notice letters.
Configure Professional Bodies
Add, edit and delete professional bodies.
Tree Preservation Orders
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Configure Tree Preservation Order Applications
Edit the TPO application type.
Configure Professional Bodies
Add, edit, and delete professional bodies.
Legal Agreements
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Configure Legal Agreements
Edit the Legal Agreement application type.
Assets
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Configure Asset Applications
Edit the Asset application type.
Configure Assets Explorer
Select the options to display in the Asset Explorer.
Decision Notice Setup
Configure conditional templates for decision notice letters.
Decision Dates
Define when various decision-taking bodies are scheduled to meet or deliberate.
Land Charges
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Configure Search Types
Create and edit Land Charges Search request types.
Fee Matrix
Review fee matrices
Configure Professional Bodies
Add, edit, and delete professional bodies.
Auto Registering Configuration
Create, edit, and delete auto-registration rules for various categories of applications.
Surcharges
Configure the surcharges that apply to Land Charge Search requests.
CON29 Setup
Configure CON29 versions.
Note Templates
Maintain note templates.
Registers
Configure the Local Land Charges Register (and others).
Public Protection
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Codes Configuration
Restrict the availability of some Public Protection code types to specific applications, task groups and tasks (worksheet types).
Configure Abandoned Vehicles
Configure Abandoned Vehicle worksheets.
Configure Accidents
Configure Accident worksheets.
Configure Animal Feed Business
Configure Animal Feed Business worksheets.
Configure Antisocial Behaviour
Configure Antisocial Behaviour worksheets.
Configure Contaminated Land Details
Configure Contaminated Land records.
Configure Contaminated Land Inspections
Define the assessable risks, inspection frequencies, and risk groups associated with contaminated land.
Configure Empty Homes
Configure Empty Homes worksheets.
Configure Enquiry
Configure Enquiry worksheets.
Configure Environmental Permits
Configure Environmental Permit (EP) worksheets.
Configure Fixed Penalty Notices
Configure Fixed Penalty Notice worksheets.
Configure Food Business
Configure Food Business applications.
Configure Grants and Loans
Configure Grant and Loan applications.
Configure HMO Details
Configure HMO Details records.
Configure Infectious Disease
Configure Infectious Disease worksheets.
Configure Inspections Animal Feed
Configure Animal Feed Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Animal Health
Configure Animal Health Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Animal Welfare
Configure Animal Welfare Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Environmental Permit
Configure Environmental Permit Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Food Hygiene
Configure Food Hygiene Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Food Standards
Configure Food Standards Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Food Scotland
Configure Food Scotland Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Health and Safety
Configure H&S Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections HMO
Configure HMO (Houses of Multiple Occupation) Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Licensing
Configure Licence Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Non Routine
Configure non-routine Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Other
Configure other Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Petroleum
Configure Petroleum Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Primary Producers
Configure Primary Producers Inspection worksheets.
Configure Inspections Trading Standards
Configure Trading Standards Inspection worksheets.
Configure Licences
Configure Licence applications.
Configure Notices
Configure Notice worksheets.
Configure Pest Control
Configure Pest Control worksheets.
Configure Prosecutions
Configure Prosecution worksheets.
Configure PSH Inspections
Configure PSH (Private Sector Housing) Inspection worksheets.
Configure PWS Details
Configure PWS (Private Water Supply) Details records.
Configure PWS Visits
Configure PWS (Private Water Supply) Visit worksheets.
Configure Samples
Configure Sample worksheets.
Configure Worksheets
Arrange Public Protection worksheets by Department, Application and Task Group.
Configure Security Profiles
Configure security profiles for Public Protection teams and users.
Data Migrations
Run various data migration scripts.