Creating and Managing User Groups
This article provides the instructions to create, edit, delete, as well as move existing user groups to different network locations on your Appspace server.
- Creating New User Groups
- Editing Existing Groups
- Deleting Existing Groups
- Moving User Groups Across Networks
Prerequisites
You must be one of the following users:
- Account Owner
- Network Administrator
Creating New User Groups
Navigate to and select the network the new user group is to be created in, and click the ‘Add user group’ button in the Groups section.
In the ‘Create a new group’ page, enter in the Name and Description of the group.
In the Roles section, check the desired roles which would be inherited to all users within this user group. Multiple roles may be selected for the group. Click Save to create the user group.
Back in the Users landing page, the newly created user group is visible when the network it belongs to is selected.
Editing Existing Groups
Navigate and select the network the user group belongs to, and select the user group. Click the ‘Edit group’ button.
In the Edit Group page, make the necessary edits to the group’s details, and click Save to apply changes.
Deleting Existing Groups
Navigate and select the network the user group belongs to, and select the user group. Click the ‘Edit group’ button.
In the Edit Group page, click the ‘Delete group’ link.
When prompted, the Confirmation window displays the number of users, content, and applications that are affected with the deletion of this user group. Click OK to confirm the deletion of this user group.
Warning
Be sure to carefully review the users, contents, and applications that will be affected by this deletion before permanently removing them from the system.
In the second confirmation window, enter in your Appspace account password and click Confirm to complete the user group deletion process. The user group, and all of its users and content will now be removed from Appspace.
Moving User Groups Across Networks
Select the network the user group belongs to, and select the user group. Click the “Edit group” button.
In the Edit Group page, click the “Change Network” link.
In the Network window, select the destination network to move the user group to, and click OK. Utilize the search bar to locate the desired network, by entering in the name of the network in the search bar.
When prompted, the confirmation window displays the number of users, content, and applications that would be affected by the move. Click Confirm to confirm moving the user group.
Back in the Edit Group page, the newly selected network appears in the network field. Click Save to apply changes.
Back in the Users landing page, the user group is moved to the new network, together with the users within the group.
