The Groups table contains all groups that are used to unite users by a common purpose or to classify them by specific attributes set by the administrator.
Groups are used to assign roles to multiple users at once.
Groups store user records together. It provides applying actions performed on groups to all its members automatically.
Role required: admin. |
To create a group, follow the steps below:
To specify a system access to group users, assign roles to a group. |
Group form fields
Field | Mandatory | Description |
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Name | Y | Specify the group name. |
Description | N | Type detailed information about the user group. |
Responsible | N | Assign a responsible person to the group. |
Related Lists | |
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User Group | A list of users assigned to this group. |
Group Contains | A list of user groups related to this one. The roles assigned to the group created is inherited by these subgroups. |
Role Group | A list of roles assigned to the group. |
A role granted to a group determines the level of access to the SimpleOne system features for all members of this group. Subgroups specified in the Group Contains tab inherit the current group roles.
See Role Inheritance and learn more about their behavior when deleting or changing roles and groups. |
Role required: security_admin. |
To assign a role to a user group, follow the steps below:
Role required: admin |
Combining users into one group makes it easier to provide access to any set of resources. You can grant access to a group and add a user to the group instead of giving access to a number of users.
It also allows you to implement access control between users depending on their tasks and responsibilities.
To add a user to a group, complete the steps below: