In the Groups & Users tab, Project Administrators can manage groups in a number of ways outlined below. The Manage Group drop-down menu is accessible from two locations:
- Next to the group's name in the All Groups view
- Next to the group's name in the Groups list
Copy a group
The Copy Group function allows an Administrator to easily create new groups with the same permissions as an existing group within the same project. The users in the existing group will not be copied to the new group. Once the group is copied, users can be added to it, and changes can be made to the new group’s permissions.
Why would I want to copy a group?
If you want to add users to the project whose access is similar to an existing group except for one or two folders, simply copy the existing group and change the access to the one or two folders before adding or moving the users to the newly copied group.
To copy a group
- Click the drop-down menu next to a group and choose Copy Group.
Name the new group and optionally add a description.
- Click Save.
What is copied?
- Project Role and Default Content Role
- Custom content permissions that were applied to folders/documents
- Document protection settings (Default and Custom)
Move users between groups
You can move users from one group to another to change their permissions. A user cannot be in more than one group at a time.
To move users between groups
- In Firmex, click Groups & Users.
- On the left side of the Groups & Users page, click the group name containing the users you want to move. Alternatively, click All Users and find the users you want to move.
- Select the users you want to move using the checkboxes next to their name, and click Manage Users > Move Between Groups.
- Select the group to move the users into using the checkbox. Review the users you have selected by clicking the Users tab.
- Click Save to move the selected user(s) to the selected group.
Warning: Proceed with caution when moving users between groups. There are two areas to consider:
- The current group’s Project Role and Default Content Roles may be different from the target group’s roles. The target group may be more permissive or more restrictive. Moving users to a new group will give the users the target group’s Project Role and Default Content Role.
- Any existing folder permissions set for the selected users will be superseded by the target group’s folder permissions. This may mean that a folder that was previously hidden from the group may be revealed to them, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
Before moving users, we recommend reviewing their settings using the View As tool and the Reports > User Access > By Folder report.
Set Default Permissions on a group
Project Administrators can easily change a group's Project Role, Content Role, and Document Protection settings through the Set Default Permissions window.
To set default permissions on a group
- Click the drop-down menu next to the group's name and choose Set Default Permissions.
- Edit the Project Role, Content Role and Document Protection settings as required, and choose Save
If you'd like to learn more about Project Roles, Content Roles and the different Document Protection options, please see our Permission Guide.
Set Index Permissions on a group
Project Administrators can edit permissions at the directory level in a project at any time from the Groups & Users tab. The Set Index Permissions option is accessed through the dropdown menu next to a group’s name. The window shows all the project indices and the group’s content role next to them. An Administrator may change the group’s permission for each index.
To Set Index Permissions on a group
- Click the drop-down menu next to the group and choose Set Index Permissions.
- Change the index permissions as preferred and choose whether to Apply to Index & Subfolders or just Apply to Index.
Group Status
The group status function lets Administrators quickly deactivate or reactivate all the users in a particular group. A deactivated group can no longer access the data room and will no longer receive document activity notifications.
To change a group's status
- From the Groups & Users tab, hover your mouse over the group's name and click on the drop-down menu.
- Select Deactivate/Reactivate Group.
Delete a group
You may delete an empty group from a project. An empty group does not contain users.
To delete a group
- In your project, click the Groups & Users tab.
- Hover your mouse over the group you want to delete. Click the drop-down menu (down arrow) to the right of the group name, and select Delete Group.
You may reuse the deleted group's name in your project.
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