What is a Special Purpose Account (SPA)?
Special Purpose Accounts (SPAs) are intended for collaboration and sharing. A SPA is a CalNet IDs. It can have a bConnected Google address and a Box account. SPAs, their contents/data, and the shared email account are owned by the institution and the primary department of the employee who creates the SPA at the time the SPA is created.
How do I create a SPA, or manage the members of an existing SPA?
SPAs can be managed via the SPA Admin App: https://idc.berkeley.edu/spa. You can manage any SPA of which you are a Direct Member via the admin app.
How do I create a bConnected Google Account for use with my SPA?
Instructions for creating a bConnected Google Account for use with your SPA can be found here : https://calnetweb.berkeley.edu/calnet-departments/special-purpose-accounts-spa/spa-affiliated-departmental-bmail-accounts
What levels of access / permissions are available for a SPA?
There are two types of roles/access levels for a SPA. The first is direct member access, the second is delegated access.
Members of a SPA can do the following:
- Log directly into the SPA (This allows the use of bCal, bDrive, Box, etc.)
- Delegate access to the SPA-affiliated bConnected Google account
- Add/remove direct members to the SPA
- Use all email related features for the SPA
Delegates of a SPA can do the following:
- Use all email related features for the SPA
Note: When sending email from a SPA as a delegate, recipients will see “This email sent on behalf of…”
- Please note that only staff and affiliate employees qualify as direct members of SPAs, students are ineligible unless they are also employees.
If you need assistance determining what type of access should be granted, please contact the CSS-IT Service Desk at itcsshelp@berkeley.edu, or by calling 510-664-9000, Option 1
How do I login directly to a SPA?
Instructions for logging directly into a SPA can be found here : https://berkeley.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0010483
How do I delegate access to a SPA?
First, log directly in to the SPA, using the instructions above.
Next, follow the instructions for delegating access to an account, which can be found here : https://berkeley.service-now.com/kb_view.do?sysparm_article=KB0010479