The User's Edge
The Official Blog of The Raiser's Edge

With great power comes great responsibility...for mistakes

It's so tempting to use the Supervisor login because it can do anything and everything in RE. However, as a customer once told me after she accidentally deleted a large number of records, that much “power” is too much for one person to wield all day long. We ended up giving every user a named login (e.g. Bob, Sue, Katie) and setting security for every person that gave him or her just enough access to perform their specific job functions. The Supervisor login is now used only for occasional administrative tasks or troubleshooting problems that might be related to security rights.