Viewing / Editing / Deleting Groups


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This procedure Displays, Edits, and Deletes groups. It also Adds Users and Sub Groups to groups, and Removes Users and Sub Groups from groups.

 

 

Perform the following steps:

1.Open Users and Groups in DMS Administration; then, click Manage Groups to open the Group Administration page.

 

2.Display groups - one or more. If you are searching for a specific group, enter all or part of the group name in the Group Name field; then, click search for groups. Alternatively, click view all groups.

Note: The following information is provided for each group: group name, unit name (if

the group has been added to a Unit); sub groups (if any); plus, links to the following

functionality - edit the group, manage users, manage sub-groups.

 

3.Do you want to ...
edit a group? Go to step 4.

 

delete a group? Click the Delete icon for the relevant group.

 

add users to a group or remove users from a group? Go to step 5.

 

add new sub-groups to the group, or remove sub-groups in the group? Go to step 6.

 

 

4.Edit the group:

 

4.1.Click the Edit icon for the relevant group to open the Edit Group Details page.

 

4.2.Make the required changes. The following information is editable:
change the name of the group
define whether members of the group have unit administration privileges
define whether members of the group have system administration privileges
add or remove the group from a unit

 

4.3.Click save changes to group.

 

 

5.Add or remove users:

 

5.1.Click Manage Users for the relevant group to open the Manage Users in [group name] page.

 

5.2.Do you want to ...
add new users to this group? Go to step 5.3.

 

remove users from this group? Select one or more users in the Assigned Users field; then, click the adjacent left-pointing arrow to move these users to the Available Users field. Click save changes.

 

5.3.Populate the Available Users field - click Show All to display all users, or enter criteria in the Filter field to view a selection of users matching this criteria - e.g. insert 'b' to display any names starting with 'b'.

 

5.4.Select one or more users in Available Users; then, click the adjacent right-pointing arrow to add these users to the Assigned Users field.  

 

5.5.Click save changes.

 

 

6.Add or remove sub groups:

 

6.1.Click Manage sub-groups for the relevant group to open the Manage Sub-Groups in  [group name] page.

 

6.2.Do you want to ...
add new sub-groups? Go to step 6.3.

 

remove sub-groups? Select one or more groups in the Assigned Groups field; then, click the adjacent left-pointing arrow to move these groups to the Available Groups field. Click save changes.

 

6.3.Populate the Available Groups field - click Show All to display all groups, or enter criteria  in the Filter field to view a selection of groups matching your criteria - e.g. insert 'b' to display group names starting with a 'b'.

 

6.4.Select one or more groups in Available Groups; then, click the adjacent right-pointing arrow to add these users to the Assigned Groups field.  

 

6.5.Click save changes.

 

 

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