How to

Set a colleague’s reporting manager.

A short walkthrough of how to set who a colleague reports to in Livy. Move through with the arrows below, the dots, or your keyboard.

Step 1 of 9

Open the dashboard

Sign in to Livy. You’ll land on the dashboard, which gives an at-a-glance view of your organisation. From here, head into the Users area.

Step 1: the Livy dashboard, with Users in the left-hand menu
Step 2 of 9

Open Users

Select Users from the left-hand menu. This is where every colleague’s record lives.

Step 2: the Users item selected in the left-hand menu
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Search for the colleague

Use the search bar to find the colleague you need. You can search by name, email or phone number, and the list narrows as you type.

Step 3: searching the Users list by name, email or phone
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Open their profile

When the colleague appears, click their name to open their record.

Step 4: clicking a colleague’s name to open their profile
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Find the three tabs

Their record opens on Basic Information. Three tabs run across the top: Basic Information, Reporting To and Support Document.

Step 5: the profile open on Basic Information, with three tabs across the top
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Open the Reporting To tab

Click the Reporting To tab. This is where you set who the colleague reports to, and anyone already assigned is listed here.

Step 6: the Reporting To tab selected on the colleague’s record
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Add a manager

Click Add Manager to open the search.

Step 7: the Add Manager button on the Reporting To tab
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Find and add the manager

Start typing the manager’s name. When they appear, click Add next to their name.

Step 8: searching for a manager and clicking Add
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Save your changes

Don’t forget this step. Click Save Changes in the top right. Until you save, the manager is not added. Once saved, you’ll see them in the Reporting To list.

Step 9: the Save Changes button, with the new manager now listed
That’s it. The colleague’s reporting manager is now set.