Tips for myID and FIMS
In order to use the Funding Information Management System (FIMS) you will need to set up a myID username and password. Once that is in place you can create a FIMS account. There some differences between account types, access and roles in myID versus Funding Information Management System. They are outlined below.
Account types: myID and FIMS
- An organization may have more than one Business Administrator.
- If a user is a Business Administrator in myID, they will be a Business Administrator in FIMS.
- If a user is a Business User in myID, they will be a Business User in FIMS.
Account Type | myID - Description | FIMS - Description |
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Business Administrator |
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Business User |
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Types of Access: FIMS only
- When new users log into FIMS, default log in permissions are set to None. Access is assigned by the Business Administrator.
- Access can be changed at any time by the Business Administrator.
Type of access | FIMS - Description |
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None |
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Read |
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Full |
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Organization roles: FIMS only
Types of assignment | FIMS - Description |
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Primary and Primary Delegate |
Both roles have full access in FIMS, have the same authority as a FIMS Business Administrator and will receive all FIMS email and messages. |
Accounting |
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Board |
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Contacts not assigned an organization role |
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