Populating groups
The group builder supports several methods of adding members to groups.
Procedure
- Click the
icon to create a new group or select a group from the Group Builder table and click the
icon to edit an existing group.
- Select the Members tab of the Create new group or Edit group dialog.
- Populate the group using one of the following methods:
- Use the
icon to manually define group members.
- Use the Import menu to add group members using one of the following methods:
- From CSV
- From group
- From external datasource
- From query
- From LDAP
Tip: Once configured, import actions that can be scheduled will appear as tabs on the Create new group or Edit group dialog. One-time actions such as Import from CSV cannot be scheduled and will not introduce a new tab to the dialog. - Some group types also support advanced methods for populating groups, including the following:
- Using stored procedure analysis on datasources
- Using database dependencies
- Using reverse dependencies
- Using observed procedures
- Generating selected objects
Important: Using the group builder introduced with Guradium V10.1.4, advanced import actions are invoked on a target group that is populated based on the results of analysis performed on a user-selected input group. This represent a change in behavior from the legacy group builder, where advanced actions were invoked on a source group containing the input to be analyzed, with the results of the analysis being imported into a user-selected group.
- Use the
- Importing from external datasources
Learn how to quickly populate Guardium groups with data from your own databases and keep those groups in sync with your data.
Parent topic: Using the group builder