Create and Organize User Groups

This article provides the instructions to create a user group, move the group to a different network, and assign existing users to individual or multiple user groups.

Prerequisites

• You must be one of the following users:
  
  • Account Owner
  • Network Administrator

Create a User Group

1. Click Users from the Appspace Menu navigation bar, and select a network from the Networks section.
2. Click the Add user group button in the Groups section.
   
3. In the Create a new group page, enter in the Name and Description of the user group.
4. Select the roles which would be inherited by users within this user group in the Roles dropdown menu. Multiple roles may be selected.
   
5. Configure the following group Library options:
   • Slide the Enable this group’s library option to YES, to enable the group library.
   • Slide the Enable automatic content expiry to YES, to enable the group content expiry. For more information and additional content expiry settings, visit the Content Expiry article.
6. Click Save once done.

Assign User(s) to User Group(s)

1. Click Users from the Appspace Menu navigation bar, and select a network from the Networks section.
2. Select the user(s), and click the Assign user groups button.
   
3. In the Assign user groups window, Enter in or select the user group(s) you wish to assign the user(s) to.
4. Click Save once done.

Move User Group across a Network

1. Click Users from the Appspace Menu navigation bar, and select a network from the Networks section.
2. Select the user group you wish to move, and click the Edit user group button.
3. In the Edit user group page, click the Change Network link.
   
4. In the Network window, select the desired network to move the user group to, and click OK. You may use the Search bar to locate the desired network.
5. In the Confirmation window, Click Confirm to confirm the move.
6. In the Edit user group page, the newly selected network appears in the network field. Click Save to apply changes.

Delete a User Group

1. Click Users from the Appspace Menu navigation bar, and select a network from the Networks section.
2. Select the user group you wish to delete, and click the Edit user group button.
3. In the Edit user group page, click the Delete user group link.
   
4. In the Delete user group window, click OK.
5. In the ‘Confirm delete user group’ window, enter in your Appspace account password and click Confirm.