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Creating a User Group
A user group consists of users with a similar trait, such as the same department, title, or office. Assigning attributes to a group of users rather than to individual users saves time. Use these steps to create a user group.
To create a user group:
1. On the Administration tab, click Users, and then click Group Info.
VPC displays the Group Info page.
2. Click Add.
3. Type a name and description for the group in the Name and Description fields.
4. Click Add for either users or groups.
VPC displays the search page.
5. In the Search for Users or Search for Groups field, type the name of the user or group account that you want to add to the group, and then click Search. You can search for all users or groups by clicking Search without making an entry in the Search for Users or Search for Group field.
6. Click the appropriate users or groups. To select more than one entry, press CTRL,and then click to select non-consecutive entries. Press SHIFT, and then click to select consecutive entries.
7. Click Submit.
VPC displays the selection on the Group page.
8. Click Save.
9. Verify the current group list by clicking Search.
Note
If you are using Windows Active Directory for authentication or LDAP for your user repository, you cannot create a user group in VPC. Create your user groups through your Windows user manager utility.
To add a user to an existing group during user ID creation:
1. Create a new user using the steps in ?Creating a User Account from the Administration Site? in the Usuer Guide, but instead of clicking Save to complete the process, click Groups. VPC displays the Group Membership dialog box with the existing groups in the Available Groups field.
2. Click the group to which you want to add the new user, and then click >> to move the group to the Selected Groups field.
3. Click Close, and then click Save in the User dialog box and VPC adds the user account to the appropriate group.
To add an existing group to a new group:
1. On the Administration tab, click Users, and then click Group Info.
VPC displays the Group Info page.
2. Click Add.
3. Type a name and description in the Name and Description fields.
4. Click the second Add icon to add a new group.
VPC displays the search page.
5. Type a group name in the Search for Groups field, and then click Search. You can search for all groups by clicking Search without making an entry in the Search for Groups field.
Note
If you are creating a group to contain other groups, VPC displays all of the affected groups in the Select Groups field when you run a Policy Report or Quiz Report. For example, add a group named Houston to the ACL for a policy document. The Houston group contains a group named Management, but you did not assign Management to the document. Both Houston and Management are in the Select Groups field because the reports affect both of those groups.
6. Click the appropriate group from the displayed list. To select more than one group,press CTRL, and then click to select non-consecutive groups. Press SHIFT, and then click to select consecutive groups.
7. Click Submit.
VPC displays the selection on the Group page.
8. Click Save and verify the current group list by clicking Search.
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