Chef has two purposes:
it collects information from resource administrators (or their delegates) about a new person joining RRU and then facilitates the creation of a computer account and email address for them
it is a user-friendly interface to RRU’s resource management system, which is called Unit 4. Individuals can update their own personal address information. Hiring managers/resource administrators can also use CHEF to update existing records for people in their team.
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Log into Chef: https://chef.royalroads.ca |
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Roles | Purpose |
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User | This person is responsible for keeping their own record up to date (everyone is a ‘user’). This is a Chef role. |
Resource administrator | This person is responsible for maintaining records for their team. They will add records for new resources (employees and contractor) and edit existing records. Settings in the resource management system will determine who is in their team, but the role is assigned in Chef. The resource management system must be aware of the positions that this resource administrator can hire into or else, they cannot. |
Delegate | This person can act as their resource administrator. Therefore, they can access records for everyone in their team (except the hiring manager’s record). The relationship between this person and their resource administrator is defined in the resource management system but this role is assigned in Chef. A resource administrator can assign the role of delegate to someone in their team. |
Delegate for contractors | This person can act as their resource administrator. Therefore, they can access records for contractors in their team. The relationship between this person and their resource administrator is defined in the resource management system but this role is assigned in Chef. A resource administrator can assign the role of 'delegate for contractors' to someone in their team. |
HR | This person is responsible for reviewing and approving submissions made by resource administrators (in this case, hiring managers) or their delegates. |
IT Support | This person can look up individuals in Chef to see limited information related to their computer account and department/department contact. |
Superuser | assigned in Chef, this person is a system administrator in IT who can manage permissions in the system. The superuser cannot add records for employees because they |
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More about delegates and delegates for contractors
Find out more about delegates and delegates for contractors in this dedicated page.
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Both employee and contractor types |
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The computer account creation process runs 3 times each weekday. A computer account can be created soon after a record is entered into chef, or 16 hours later, depending on timing. |
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