Creating Groups

Purpose

Follow this procedure when you want to add a new group of users to the Dimensions base database.

PRIVILEGES  Manage Users and Group Definitions

NOTE  You cannot create a group ID with the same name as a user ID.

To add a group:

1. In the Users and Groups tab, select All Groups from the drop-down list in the navigation pane.

2. Click the New button: . The New Group dialog box appears.

3. Enter the Name for the new group in the Group Name field.

4. Enter a description for the group in the Description field.

5. Include the users you want to belong to the group:

• To add a user, select the name in the Available Users list, and click the >> link to move it to the Assigned Users list

• To remove a user, select the name in the Assigned Users list, and click the << link.

6. Click OK to create the new group.

To create a group by copying an existing group:

1. In the Users and Groups tab, select All Groups from the drop-down list in the navigation pane.

2. Select the group you want to copy in the navigation pane and click the Copy button: . The Copy Group dialog box appears.

3. Enter the Name for the new group in the Group Name field.

4. Enter a description for the group in the Description field.

5. To edit the list of users that will belong to the group:

• To add a user, select the name in the Available Users list, and click the >> link to move it to the Assigned Users list

• To remove a user, select the name in the Assigned Users list, and click the << link.

6. Click OK to create the new group.

Related Topics

Copy Group Dialog Box