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You can see resource/personnel records for everyone who reports to you and everyone else downward (blue shaded area). You cannot see your boss’s recordthe record belonging to your boss.
You can choose a delegate from the people that directly report to you (green box)
You cannot choose a delegate from anyone who reports to those managers.
You cannot choose to make your boss a delegate. There is no need anyway, because your boss can already see everything you can see.
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