Make it obvious who is in charge right now.
“Who has the site?” should not need a round of messages. Responsibilities puts the current owner of a shift, desk, or workflow directly on Top Pages.
A small box that answers an important question
A responsibility is a named role that appears on Top Pages. Examples include Site manager, Video desk, Newsdesk lead, or Reporter team. Team members can take over a responsibility with one click, so everyone can see who is currently in charge.
Responsibilities are enabled per website. This means one dashboard can use them while another dashboard in the same account stays clean and unchanged.
Set up responsibilities
Show or hide the box
- Open Settings -> Team Management.
- Select the Responsibilities tab.
- Use the website switches to choose which dashboards should show the responsibility box.
The switch is saved automatically. If the box was turned off for a website, this is also where an admin can turn it back on.
Configure roles and rules
- Open the Top Pages dashboard for the website.
- Hover the responsibility box and select Edit responsibilities.
- Add up to five responsibility names.
- Set the weekdays and time range when the box should be visible.
- Choose who may take over: all employees, selected departments, or selected employees.
- Save the settings.
Only admins can edit the responsibility configuration. Team members who have permission can still take over or end assignments from the visible box.
Configuration options
| Option | What it means |
|---|---|
| Website switches | Choose which dashboards show the responsibility box. These switches are in Settings -> Team Management -> Responsibilities and save automatically. |
| Edit responsibilities | Admin-only action on the Top Pages page that opens the configuration modal for the current website. |
| Responsibilities | Up to five visible role names, such as Site manager, Video desk, or Newsdesk lead. |
| Schedule | Weekdays and times when the box is visible. Outside this window, the box is hidden. |
| Permissions | Controls who may take over a role: everyone, only selected departments, or only selected employees. |
Handover takes one click
When responsibilities are active, the team sees a compact box on Top Pages. Each row shows the role and the person currently assigned to it. A shift change becomes visible without a separate spreadsheet or chat message.
Take over
If the role is empty, an allowed member can take it over directly. If another member is already assigned, NowMetrix asks for confirmation before replacing them.
End assignment
A member who currently owns a responsibility can end their own assignment. Other members can take over if their permissions allow it.
Visible to everyone
Changes are shown to the rest of the team through the dashboard refresh, so everyone sees who is currently in charge.
Daily reset
Assignments reset by local tracker date. At midnight in the website's timezone, yesterday's assignments stop being shown.
Let the right people take over
Use the permission setting to decide who can take over responsibilities. Visibility and takeover permission are separate: the team can see the current assignments, while only allowed members can change them.
- All employees: best for small teams where everyone may take operational ownership.
- Only defined departments: best when roles belong to desks such as Video, Sports, or Newsdesk.
- Only selected employees: best for sensitive or senior roles with a small set of owners.
If you use department-based permissions, create and assign departments first on the Teams page.
API and MCP access
Responsibilities can also be read through NowMetrix integrations. This is useful for internal dashboards, newsroom displays, automation, or AI assistants that need to answer who is currently responsible for a website.