User groups

Editing of user groups is done by the administration.

A user group is described by the following parameters:
Name
Give the new user group a name.
Description
Enter description of the user group function.
Views
Assign Views to the user group.
Select one or more User groups from the drop-down list.
Select All views to give users in the user group access to all topics.
Select No views to deselect all selected user groups.
Roles
Select the roles from the list.
Tip: It is recommended to assign only one role per user group.

Creating a user group

To create a new user group, proceed as follows:


Screenshot: Creating user groups by the administrator

  1. Open Administration > User groups via the navigation menu.
  2. Select from the Add menuAdd user group.
    The dialog for creating a User group opens.
  3. Set the parameters for the new user group.
  4. Save the parameters for the user group.

Edit user group

To edit an existing user group, proceed as follows.

  1. Open Administration > User groups via the navigation menu.
  2. Select the user group you want to edit from the content list.
  3. Edit the parameters for the user group as described above.
  4. Save the parameters.

Delete user group

To learn how and under what circumstances user groups can be deleted, see the following section.

The User group has no longer assigned any content.
  1. Make sure that no content is assigned to the User group. As soon as an attempt is made to delete the User group, an automatic transfer of content is offered by the system.
  2. Open Administration > User groups via the navigation menu.
  3. Select the User group that you want to delete from the content list.
  4. Select Delete from the action menu.
  5. Confirm the intention to delete.
The user group is deleted.