Typical Corporate Domain Layout:
A typical corporate environment may have the following departments.
  • Accounting
  • Sales
  • Marketing
  • Human Resources
  • Information Services
  • Customer Service
  • Help Desk & Support
All of which are good candidates for Domains.

Why have multiple Domains?

Each department is likely to have their own policies, procedures and security levels defined for their day-to-day operations. Only for this purpose alone, it makes sense to have a separate domain for each functional department or area in your organization. Each domain would have their members who can freely navigate and perform functions dictated by their assigned privileges. Such domains are not visible to non-members.

Common uses of Domains
  • To form a private work group area. For example, the Human Resources department may be set up with a domain that only they can see and access.
  • To store sensitive documents or projects in a private area. For example, the Legal department may have contractual requirements to keep documentation separate from general-purpose documentation.
  • Allow customers, partners, and vendors access to specific isolated areas (via anonymous domains) without having to give them access to everything else.
Why have Anonymous Domains?

Anonymous domains are domains that all infoRouter users can access.

Once a domain is created as an anonymous domain, the documents in this domain are available for "READ" to all users who navigate to this domain. Users with permissions higher than "READ" will be able to update existing documents, create new documents and new folders just as they would in regular domains.

Common uses for Anonymous Domains
  • Public Announcements
  • Public Human Resources documents such as Vacation Request Forms
  • Public information such as corporate vision, locations, departments etc.

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