Groups
A group in a Model Manager database is a collection of users and other groups. Groups are used to more easily manage permissions common to several users in the database. You can either create groups manually in the database or, by Adding Group Mappings to an External Authentication mechanism, let them be automatically created based on the principal names returned by the external credentials storage. Groups will also be created automatically if using Proxy Authentication with a group name header.
See Groups in the Model Manager Reference Manual.
The Groups page, opened by clicking Groups in the Database navigation sidebar, shows a table with all groups in the database. Click on the name of a group in the table to show more details for that group. Click the Add button to add a new group.
Adding Groups
To add a new group:
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Write the name of the group in the Name field. This name must match the principal name returned by the external credentials storage if you want the added group to be associated with a principal in the storage.
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Write an alternative display name for the new group in the Display Name field. This is the name that will primarily be shown in the user interface.
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All members of the new group are shown as a list under Group members. Select a user or group from the Add group member list to add them as a member.
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Click Save to add the new group.
You do not need to specify any group members for the group if you are using External Authentication and you have set up explicit group mappings — see Adding Group Mappings. The same goes if you are using Proxy Authentication with a group name header.
The Group Page
The Group page contains details on a group in the database, including the display name and all group members that are stored explicitly in the database. The fields are:
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Name. The unique name of the group in the database.
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Display name. The name used for display purposes in the Model Manager server web interface.
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Group members. The members of the group. This does not include members whose group membership is mapped by a Login Configuration — see The My Account Page.
Click Edit to change the display name or group members of the group. Click Delete to delete the group in the database. The deletion is not permanent — you can restore the deleted group by clicking Restore.