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Contents of the Manage User Groups Screen

Use the fields and options to configure the Manage User Groups screen.

User Groups

Use this table window to add new user group IDs and names or to edit the user group name for existing user group IDs. This table window displays all existing user groups within Costpoint.

To create a new user group, click to add a new row to this table window. You can then use the fields in this row and the subtasks to specify your user group settings.

Field Description
User Group ID

This column displays all existing user group IDs.

When creating a new user group, use this field to enter an identification code for this user group.

Name

This column displays the corresponding descriptive names for the user group IDs in the User Group ID column.

When creating a new user group, use this field to enter a descriptive name for the data you entered in the User Group ID field.

Active Directory ID (sAMAccountName)

Enter the ID of the Active Directory you want to map to the user group. After you mapped the Active Directory to the user group, the users belonging to the Active Directory will automatically be assigned to the user group if the Manage User Groups in Active Directory check box on the Manage Users screen is selected for these users.

Subtasks

Subtask Description
Assign Users to Group Click this link to open the Assign Users to Group subtask and link one or more users to the currently selected user group.
Module Rights Click this link to open the Module Rights subtask and assign Read-Only, Full, or Deny rights in one or more Costpoint modules to the currently selected user group.
Application Rights Click this link to open the Application Rights subtask and assign Read-Only, Full, or Deny rights in one or more Costpoint applications within a module to the currently selected user group.
Active Directory Groups Click this link to open the Active Directory Groups subtask and load active directory groups to Costpoint from a pre-generated CSV file.
UI Profiles Click this link to open the UI Profiles subtask and assign user interface profiles to the currently selected user group.