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Access Groups Administration

Access groups let administrators define a named permission profile and assign multiple users to it. This page covers governance and operational management of groups from an admin perspective.

Creating a group​

  1. Go to Admin → Access control groups.
  2. Select New group.
  3. Set the group name, scope (project or organization), and role.
  4. Add initial members.
  5. Save.

Group scope​

ScopeBehaviour
ProjectApplies only within the specified project.
OrganizationAvailable across all projects; member inherits the role on each project they are active on.

Assigning permissions​

Groups are assigned a Workflows role. All members inherit that role's permissions. You cannot create a group with higher permissions than your own admin level.

Adding and removing members​

Open the group and use Edit members. Changes take effect immediately. Removed members revert to any individually assigned role they hold; if none, they lose access.

Governance recommendations​

  • Review group membership at project milestones, staff changes, and phase completions.
  • Document the purpose of each group in the group description field.
  • Avoid creating overlapping groups for the same discipline to keep the permission model predictable.
  • Archive (do not delete) groups that are no longer active to preserve audit history.

Auditing group changes​

All group membership changes are logged in the organization audit trail. See Audit trail for how to retrieve this log.