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Forms: User Group

User groups are used to define roles and restrict access to specified streams to a group of usersprocesses and data in PhixFlow.

An overview of user administration is given in in PhixFlow User Administration, one of the System Administration.

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For each user group the following settings are configured:

FieldDescription
Basic Settings
NameThe name of the user group.
Active Directory GroupThe name of the Active Directory User Group which will be mapped to this User Group. Use {instance} to include the PhixFlow instance name.

The following fields are configured through separate tabs on the form:

FieldDescriptionGroup MembersA list of users associated with the user group
See PhixFlow Active Directory Guide for details.
Users

A list of users assigned to this group. Press Image Added to bring up the list of users, and drag users into this list to add them to the group. Only local users can be added to a group in this way. For AD users, user groups are assigned to user by mapping AD user groups to PhixFlow user groups. See the setting Active Directory Group above.

Roles

A list of

roles associated with the user

the roles assigned to this group. Press Image Added to bring up the list of roles, and drag roles into this list to add them to the group.

Streams

A list of the streams assigned to this group. Press Image Added to bring up the list of streams

that users in the group have access to.ViewsA list of views that users in the group have access to.DashboardsA list of dashboards that users in the group have access to.ActionsA list of Actions that users in the group have access to.DescriptionDescription of the user group.

Form Icons

The form provides the standard form icons as well as the following:

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Adds a user to the Group Members list. See the User Details form.

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Adds a role to the User Group Roles list. See the Role Details form.

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Adds a stream to the User Group Streams list. See the Datasource Instance Details form.

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Adds a stream view to the User Group Streams list. See the Stream View Details form.

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Adds a dashboard to the User Group Streams list. See the Dashboard Details form.

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Adds a Action to the User Group Streams list. See the Stream Action Details form.

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, and drag streams into this list to add them to the group.

If the streams have the flag All Users Can View Data unticked, then access to the data must be given by assigning user groups to the stream, and in turn users to one of those user groups. For general advice about controlling access to processes and data in PhixFlow, see Controlling access to apps.

Dashboards

A list of the dashboards assigned to this group. PressImage Added to bring up the list of dashboards, and drag dashboards into this list to add them to the group.

If the dashboards have the flag All Users Can View Data unticked, then access to the data must be given by assigning user groups to the dashboard, and in turn users to one of those user groups. For general advice about controlling access to processes and data in PhixFlow, see Controlling access to apps.

Stream Views

A list of the stream views assigned to this group. Press Image Added to bring up the list of stream views, and drag views into this list to add them to group.

If the views have the flag All Users Can View Data unticked, then access to the data must be given by assigning user groups to the view, and in turn users to one of those user groups. For general advice about controlling access to processes and data in PhixFlow, see Controlling access to apps.

Stream Actions

A list of the stream actions assigned to this group. Press Image Added to bring up the list of stream actions, and drag actions into this list to add them to group.

If the actions have the flag All Users Can Run Action unticked, then access to the action must be given by assigning user groups to the action, and in turn users to one of those user groups. For general advice about controlling access to processes and data in PhixFlow, see Controlling access to apps.

Applications

A list of the applications assigned to this group. Press Image Added to bring up the list of applications, and drag applications into this list to add them to group.

If the actions have the flag All Users Can View Application unticked, then access to the application must be given by assigning user groups to the application, and in turn users to one of those user groups. For general advice about controlling access to processes and data in PhixFlow, see Controlling access to apps.

Form Icons

The form provides the standard form icons.

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