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Groups

Groups can be used to group several users together, allowing for easier access management. Other resources can also be linked to a group so that they can be reached from the group overview.

Creating a new group

Creating a new group is again very similar to creating a new record or creating a new collection. Aside from basic metadata, a group picture can also be uploaded, which will be shown on the group overview as well as on search result pages.

Managing existing groups

The management of existing groups is similar to managing existing records or managing existing collections as well. The main difference is that instead of having a view for managing access permissions, there is a view for managing the members of the group:

Manage members
Managing the members of a group is comparable to managing the access permissions of records or collections, as group membership is linked to the access permissions of a group. Specifically, as long as a user has any role in a group, he is effectively a member of this group as well, while of course also having the respective permissions his role provides.