ADMINISTERING GROUPS

Clicking on the Groups link brings up a list of all the defined groups in the Obiki website and functions very much like the People link. The details of any defined group can be seen or edited and groups can be added.

There are two tabs available under the Groups link: Built-in Groups, and Custom Groups.

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Groups

Custom Groups

The Custom Groups tab displays a list of all custom groups for the Obiki site, and also provides a link to create a new custom group.

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Custom Groups

Each custom group has a name, a list of members, a description, and can be designated as a SmartGroup.

In the list of members, clicking on the [x] next to a user’s name will remove that user from the group. Use the Add Member link to add new members to the group.

Built-In Groups

There are currently two Built-In groups with each Obiki site: a user group, and an admin group. Options and functionality are identical to those for the Custom Groups, but the user may add no new Built-in groups.

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Built-In Groups

Viewing a Group's details

To see and edit a group's details click the group's name. This will bring up a screen with two fields for entering and/or changing a group's information. The fields are Group Name and Description.

Below the two fields is a check box labeled SmartGroup.

On the right side of the group detail page is the Members box. This shows which, if any, users are members of the group. To add a user to the group use the Add Member link in this box. A list of registered users will appear. Click the name of the person to add him or her to the group. To remove a user from a group, click the [x] to the left of his or her name in the Members box.

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