Panel Name fwAccessControl/fwAccessControl_GroupList.pnl
Introduction

List of groups

This panel displays the list of groups defined in the system, and allows to inspect their details, modify, create and delete groups (depending on the access rights).

The panel has two modes of operation: edit mode, presented in Figure 1, and view mode, presented in Figure 2.

Figure 1: The Group List panel in edit mode
Figure 2: The Group List panel in view mode
In the view mode, only inspection of groups is possible (only View button is available in Figure 2), whereas in the edit mode, it is possible to add, delete and modify groups (Add,Delete, Edit buttons visible on Figure 1).

The mode of operation is determined by the privileges of the user:

  • if current user has no Group Administration privilege (see the Setup panel), the mode is set to view.
  • otherwise, if current user has Group Administration privilege, the mode is set to edit.

The panel allows to filter the names of displayed groups: in Figure 1, the Filter field is empty, and all defined groups are displayed in the panel. In Figure 2, however, the Filter was set to */Experts, and only the groups the names (or full names) of which match the expression, are displayed. The wildcard character, * (asterisk) may be used in the filter expression to stand for any string of characters. The filter is not case-sensitive, e.g. the Abc* filter expression would match names (or full names) such as ABC, aBcDe, etc.


Instructions
To open this panel:
Use the Administration > Groups in the context menu of the Current User object, which is available, for instance, in the Toolbar panel.
To view or edit a group:
  1. select a group in the Groups list
  2. double-click on the selected group, or click the Edit or View button (depending on user's privileges). This will bring up the Edit Group panel, in either edit or view mode. Follow the instructions for that panel.
To create a new group:
click on Add button; this will bring up the Edit Group panel in the create mode of operation; follow the instructions for that panel.
To delete a group:
  1. select a group in the Groups list
  2. click on Delete button
  3. confirm that you want to delete the group
Restrictions
  • Access_GroupMgmt: Groups may be modified, created or deleted (the panel displayed in the edit mode) only if the user has Group Administration (or System Administration) access rights.
  • NoLocalEdit: In the Integrated Access Control mode (i.e. with the Access Control Server), the groups may only be modified on the machine on which the AC Server is running.


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Piotr Golonka, CERN IT/CO-BE