Adding security groups

Security privileges control user access to modules, applications, menu options, and data. All security access is based on security groups.

About this task

If implementation uses an application server to authenticate with a directory, groups might be created in the directory and synchronized into the system.

Users can specify a default application for their user profile. If users do not specify a default application and default applications are specified for security groups, the default application for security groups displays when users log on to the system. If users are assigned to multiple security groups where default applications are specified, the system opens the Start Center. If no default settings are specified, the system default application displays.

Procedure

  1. In the Security Groups application, click New Group.
  2. Specify a name for the group.
  3. Optional: Provide a group description and a name of the start center that displays when a user in the group logs in.
    Users also can customize their start centers or choose a default start center when they belong to groups with different start centers.
  4. Optional: If you do not want rights combined, select the Independent of Other Groups check box.
    By default, rights are merged when groups that include different sites are combined.
  5. Optional: Specify a default application for the security group.
  6. Save the group.

Results

Privileges or restrictions are not defined for the new security group.

What to do next

You can use functions in the Security Groups application to define the security for the group. You can add users in the Security Groups application or the Users application.