The Security/Groups Subtab

The Groups subtab of the Security tab displays the repository's set of user groups. Individual users can be members of any number of groups. Likewise, a group can belong to — that is, be a subgroup of — any number of other groups.

Access Control List (ACL) entries can apply to particular users or to particular groups.

Opening a Security/Groups Subtab

Choose Admin > Security from the GUI main menu to display the Security tab. Then, click the Groups subtab.

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Security/Groups Subtab Layout

Status

(appears if Show hidden groups  is checked) Inactive indicates that the group has been Removed, and can't be used in the definition of an ACL entry or a lock. A removed group can subsequently be Reactivated.

Name

The group name. You can change a group name (for example, from sptgrp to sport_group) without disrupting AccuRev's bookkeeping, because it tracks group identities by their unique, immutable integer IDs.

A group name can be up to 96 characters long. A group cannot have the same name as any other group, or the same name as any user. SeeUser-Specified Names for AccuRev Entities.

#

The integer that uniquely identifies this group. This number cannot be changed. Note: The same "namespace" of integer IDs is shared by users and groups.

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Working in a Security/Groups Subtab

You can use this subtab activate/deactivate groups, and to perform operations that maintain groups and their memberships.

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Controlling Which Groups are Displayed

Show hidden groups

If checked, the table includes group that have been deactivated with the Remove command. This also adds a Status column.

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Creating a New Group

Use the Add Group toolbar button to create a new group.

Add Group

A New Group dialog appears, in which you specify the group's name and its members.

To specify a group's membership, select one or more users and/or groups, and click the or button to move them between the Members and Not members lists.

A user can be a member of any number of groups. Likewise, a group can belong to (be a subgroup of) any number of groups.

Tip: : You can filter both lists. Filters use an "includes" logic to display only those principal names that include the characters you enter.

Operating on a Selected Group

You can choose any of the following commands from the context menu of a selected group:

Change Group

Change the name that AccuRev associates with this group identity, or change the group's membership. A Change Group dialog appears, works the same way as the New Group dialog.

A user can be a member of any number of groups. Likewise, a group can belong to (be a subgroup of) any number of groups.

Reactivate Group

Reactivate a group that has been deactivated with Remove Group.

Remove Group

Deactivate the selected group.

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