18.2 Creating Groups of Users

This section describes how to create groups within Filr. You can also synchronize groups of users from your LDAP directory to your Micro Focus Filr site, as described in LDAP Servers and Synchronization in the Filr 5.0: Administrative UI Reference.

You can create either static or dynamic groups.

18.2.1 Creating Static Groups

Path: Port 8443 Filr Administration Console Management > Groups > Add > Group Membership Is Statis > Edit Group Membership

For help specifying group membership, see Static Membership for Group dialog in the Filr 5.0: Administrative UI Reference.

Static groups contain only the users and groups that you specifically select as group members.

Static groups exist in Filr and can contain any users and groups in Filr, including LDAP-synchronized users and groups.

18.2.2 Creating Dynamic Groups

Groups based on LDAP queries are dynamic because they can be configured to have their membership updated when the information in the LDAP directory changes.

Creating groups based on LDAP queries is a quick way to create Filr groups that consist of users who match specific criteria. You can create dynamic groups as described in the following sections:

Creating Dynamic Groups within LDAP

Depending on the LDAP directory that you are using, you might be able to create dynamic groups within your LDAP directory. For example, you can create dynamic group objects in eDirectory with NetIQ iManager (for more information, see the iManager Documentation).

Dynamic groups created within LDAP are stored in your LDAP directory and can then be synchronized to Filr, as described in LDAP Servers and Synchronization in the Filr 5.0: Administrative UI Reference.

Creating Dynamic Groups within Filr

Advantages of Filr Dynamic Groups:

  • Allows Port 8443 admins, including Direct administrators, to control group membership without having direct access to the group object in the LDAP user store.

  • Provides dynamic group functionality whether or not your LDAP directory supports dynamic groups.

  • Filr-based dynamic groups don’t synchronize to applications other than Filr that are leveraging your LDAP directory.

Path: Port 8443 Filr Administration Console Management > Groups > Add > Group Membership Is Dynamic > Edit Group Membership

For help specifying group membership, see Edit Dynamic Membership dialog in the Filr 5.0: Administrative UI Reference.