Creating Groups

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:

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

nTo 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:

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

nTo 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