Adding security groups

Security privileges control user access to modules, applications, menu options, and data. All security access is based on security groups.

About this task

If your implementation uses an application server to authenticate with a directory, groups might be created in the directory and synchronized into the system.

Procedure

  1. In the Security Groups application, click New Group.
  2. Specify a name for the group.
  3. Optional: Provide a group description and a name of the start center that displays when a user in the group logs in. Users also can customize their start centers or choose a default start center when they belong to groups with different start centers.
  4. Optional: If you do not want rights combined, select the Independent of Other Groups check box. By default, rights are merged when groups that include different sites are combined.
  5. Optional: Specify a default application for the security group.
    Note: Users can specify a preferred default application in their user profile. If a user does not specify a default application, the application specified for their security group displays when user logs on to the system or the system default application displays. If a user is assigned to multiple security groups where default applications are specified, the system opens the Start Center. If no default settings are specified, the system default application displays. Users with only one Default Application defined for their security group are automatically taken to that application at login.
  6. Save the group.

Results

Privileges or restrictions are not defined for the new security group.

What to do next

You can use functions in the Security Groups application to define the security for the group. You can add users in the Security Groups application or the Users application.


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