Adding a Group

  1. Open the Server Administration tool and select the server configuration.
  2. Click the Accounts bar and then click GUID-E1CAFC1E-1F2D-4F4F-9B3B-A87E82C747D2-low.gif (User Manager).
    The User Manager tab opens.
  3. Select a group from the Groups tree.
    Note: We recommend that, initially, you select the All Users group when adding a new group. Subsequent groups can be added to any group listed under the All Users group. Avoid adding new groups to the administrative and management group. If a user is a member of a child group, it is also implicitly a member of the parent group—even if the member’s name does not appear in the list when you select the parent group. You must select the Show Users in All Descendant Groups check box to see the complete list of members for a selected group that has child groups.
  4. Click New Group. The New Group Properties dialog box appears.
  5. Type the group name in the Name field.
  6. Type a description of the group in the Description field.
  7. Select the Privileges tab.

    The privileges selected on the Privileges tab can override any Access Rights that have been previously set for any user in the privileged group. However, the privileges are not a substitute for Access Rights. If you have not set up Access Rights, you have no security system.

    The privileges set on the Privileges tab apply to all objects in all projects in a server configuration. For example, if you give a group the Delete Item privilege, any user in that group can delete any project, view, folder, child folder, or item from the server configuration, regardless of what the Access Rights are for deleting these items.

  8. Set privileges as appropriate.
  9. Click OK.
    The new group appears in the Groups list.
Parent topic: Setting Up Groups