Updating a group

About this task

The logon user must be a group owner or a system administrator to update a group. To modify a group's application group or folder permissions, a group owner must have administrator authority for the application group, folder, or cabinets, or be an application group/folder/cabinet administrator or a system administrator.

Procedure

  1. Select and expand the library server.
  2. Select Groups.
  3. In the Name list, right-click the group that you want to update.
  4. From the pop-up menu, select Update to open the Update a Group window.
  5. Optionally update the Group Name, Group Owner, and Description.
  6. Use the Add command to add a user to the group. Use the Remove command to remove a user from the group.
  7. Use the Application Group Permissions page to add the group to and remove the group from application groups and change application group permissions for the group. Use the Add command to add the group to an application group. You can make changes to the Authority, Document, and Annotation fields, and provide a Query Restriction. Use the Remove command to remove the group from an application group.
  8. Use the Folder Permissions page to add the group to and remove the group from folders and change folder permissions for the group. Use the Add command to add the group to a folder. You can make changes to the Authority and Named Queries fields. Use the Remove commands to remove the group from a folder.
  9. When you have completed making changes, click OK in the Update a Group window to update the group and save the information in the system log. Click Cancel to close the Update a Group window without updating the group.