Group Manager Tool

Adjust user roles in the permissions groups that control access to sites in the UBCMS authoring environment.

Last Reviewed: June 28, 2022

Overview

Dvisions and decanal areas (with large teams) are encouraged to manage their own authors using this tool.

Getting Started

Using the Tool

The tool loads showing all of YOUR group permissions.

  • Enter a word in the search box filter to adjust the display. Queries will match:
    • the name of a user who has permissions for that group
    • the title of a site that is managed by that group
    • the name (or URL path) of a site or UBCMS folder that is managed by that group
    • the name of a group that is nested within that group
  • Results will be an alphabetical list of permissions groups, including
    • the group titles and names
    • each group's members, including users and any nested groups
    • the path(s) controlled by each group
  • The view should adjust automatically and you can overwrite your query to get a new return, but if the results are plentiful, it may take a few seconds to respond.

To adjust group permissions

  1. Click one of the groups to load a new page showing just its members (users or nested groups), related groups, paths, and effective members.
  2. Click 'add new members' to load a dialog box that requests a UBITname or the name of another UBCMS permission group (e.g. specialist-www-ipcc).
  3. Click the trash can icon at the right to delete any of the members.
Be Careful!

This tool does not validate your changes. If you type in a bad user name, you can delete them using the trash can icon, but that user profile must also be removed from the UBCMS. See 'Deleting a User Profile' below.

Deleting a User Profile

To delete a user profile (e.g. when an employee leaves your unit), the User Admin console is required. Contact the DCT Help Team for assistance.

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