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User Group

User groups are used to define roles and restrict access to specified processes and data in PhixFlow.

An overview of user administration is given in PhixFlow User Administration.

For each user group the following settings are configured:

FieldDescription
Basic Settings
NameThe name of the user group.
External Login Groups

The names of the External Login Groups which will be mapped to this User Group. Use {instance} to include the PhixFlow instance name. See Configure Active Directory Integration for details.

Separate multiple names with a semi-colon. Spaces are taken to be part of the group name.

External Login Groups Evaluated(Read only) The names of the External Login Groups with this PhixFlow instance name filled in where {instance} has been used.
Users

A list of users assigned to this group. Press 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 External Users, user groups are assigned to the user by mapping External Login Groups to PhixFlow user groups. See the setting External Login Groups above.

Roles

A list of the roles assigned to this group. Press 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  to bring up the list of streams, 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. Press 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  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 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  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.

Access Permissions
Restrict Who Can Manage Members of this User Group

This controls which users can add and remove users from this user group.

If this is not ticked then any users with the privilege "Administer Users, User Groups and Roles" or "Add and Delete Users from a User Group" can add or remove users from this group.

If this is ticked then to add or remove users from the group requires one of

  • the user has the privilege "Administer Users, User Groups and Roles", or
  • the user has the privilege "Add and Delete Users from a User Group" and the group must be in the user group list in the Access Permission section.

Form Icons

The form provides the standard form icons.

See Also

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