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Managing KnowledgeTree > DMS Administration > Users and Groups > Manage Groups > Adding Groups
This procedure Adds a group in KnowledgeTree.
Note: You can use this section to import Active Directory groups. The imported group may be edited to manually synchronize the Active Directory user/group membership.
Perform the following steps:
| 1. | Login using your administrative credentials to open DMS Administration; then, click Manage Groups to open Group Administration. |
| 2. | Click Add a new group to open the Add a new Group page. |
| 3. | Are you adding the new group ... |
| • | from an external authentication source that has already been configured for KnowledgeTree? Select the authentication source; then, click Add from source. Enter the group's name in the text field; then, click search for groups to display a list of available groups. Select the groups to add; then, click Add. Go to step 4. |
| • | from an external authentication source that has not yet been configured for KnowledgeTree? Add the new authentication source to enable the authentication provider's plugin; then, return to this procedure to add the user from the pre-configured external authentication source. |
| • | manually, within KnowledgeTree? Go to step 4. |
| 4. | Define a name for the group in the Group Name field. |
| 5. | Do you want to assign ... |
| • | system administrative privileges to all members of this group? Select the System Administrators check box. |
| • | unit administrator privileges to all members of this group? Select the Unit Administrators check box. |
| • | neither of the above? Leave the Unit Administrators check box and the System Administrator check box de-selected; then, go to step 7. |
Note: A system message informs you that the new group has been created.
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