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Backbone Guidance

Backbone is a tool used by Backbone Role Managers to track and manage for departmental personnel in RAMSeS. These roles grant varying levels of access to both data and tools/features across systems designed and maintained by the Office of Research Information Systems opens in a new tab (ORIS). Contact your department’s Role Manager to change or be assigned to a new role.

Backbone Role Manager Lookup

All access requests must go to your department’s Role Manager for processing and approval. To locate your department’s Role Manager:

Image of ALICE's landing page
  1. Log in to Backbone opens in a new tab
  2. Click “Departments
    Screenshot of Backbone directories section with a border around Departments.
  3. Enter department name or code
  4. Click “Search”
    Screenshot of the Department Information panel with sample information filled in and the Search button surrounded by a border.
  5. Click the DEPT_CODE hyperlink to open the department details page
    Screenshot of the populated department code section.
  6. Click “Assigned Roles”
    Screenshot of the Assigned Roles tab in a border.
  7. Identify the Role Manager and contact them concerning RAMSeS Access
    Screenshot of the Assigned Roles tab.

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