Groups

You can group Forsta Plus users into different groups, and then give permissions on a group level. For example, you can gather into one group the users who often work together on the same projects and then give that group read, write, delete and administrate permissions to projects instead of granting the permissions on an individual user basis. Group management allows you to add, delete or edit user groups.

Creating a New Group

1. Go to the Admin > Accounts > Groups menu command.

The group list opens.

2. Click the New Group button in the upper-right corner of the group list.

The New Group overlay opens.



Figure 1 - The New Group overlay

3. Type the name of the new group into the Name field.
4. Click Save to save the changes.

The group is added to the list. Click on the group's Name link to open the Details page. Here you can other groups, roles, permissions and members to the group.

Figure 2 - Example of the Group Details window

Including a Group in Another Group

You can enter a group as a member of other groups.

1. Go to the Admin > Accounts > Groups menu command.

The group list opens.

2. In the Group List, click on the group you wish to edit.

The Group Details window opens.

3. In the Available column, Member of field, select the group to which you wish to add the group you are currently working with.
4. Click the >> button to move the group into the Selected field.
5. Click Save to save the changes.

To give the group permissions, repeat the procedure for the “Permissions” field.

Removing a Group from Another Group

To remove permissions or to remove the group from another group:

1. Select the permissions or groups in the “Selected” field.
2. Click the << button.

Note: The >> and << buttons operate on both the “Member of” and the “Permissions” fields.