Entity Management

An entity is an organisation involved in inspections. VIMS groups entities into three types:

• Inspection Company — companies that carry out inspections.
• Ship Owner — owners of vessels.
• Technical Operator — technical operators of vessels.

The Entity Management page (sidebar → Administration → Entity Management) lists entities and lets you create and maintain them.

The Entity Management page

The entity list

The page has a tab for each entity type (Inspection Company, Ship Owner, Technical Operator). Select a tab to list entities of that type. Each row shows the entity's Name, Email, and status (Active or Locked). Select a row to open its detail page.

Filtering

Select Filters to narrow by Entity Name, Email, or Tags. Select [ Clear All ] to reset.

Creating an entity

1. Select the correct type tab, then select Create. (Requires the create permission.)

2. Complete the form. Required fields are marked:

   Field	Required	Notes
   Entity Name	✔	The organisation's name.
   Country	✔	The entity's country.
   Phone		Contact phone.
   Address		Postal address.
   Contact Person		Named contact.
   Website		Web address.
   Email		Contact email.
   Active		Toggle off to deactivate the entity.
   Comments		Rich-text notes.

3. Select Create. Select Cancel to discard.

The entity detail page

Opening an entity shows its details — type, email, country, website, contact person, phone, address, status, and comments.

The Tasks menu offers Modify and Delete (each subject to permission).

Tabs

Tab	Contents
Files	Attachments — see Attachments.
Inspections	The entity's inspections (shown for Inspection Companies) — see Inspections.