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Public groups


Users with Admin rights can create public groups; without Admin user rights you can only create groups for your own use.

The following is a sample view of a Group within the Configuration tool.

Figure 3-4 Group Configuration.

Creating a Group.

  1. In the Configuration tool, click the Groups Tab and select Create New Group.

You should now see a Group Details window as shown above.
  1. In the Group Name field, type the desired group name.
  2. Click in the Public option check box to make this group available to all users

    Note: Only users with Admin Write permissions can create public groups. Public groups can be viewed and used by all users. When you create a private group, only you and users with Admin read permissions will be able to see the group.

  3. In the right column, pull down the Group categories and select All Sites.
  4. Click on the plus sign beside the desired site to expand the site in the tree and then select the dat23a point that you want to add.
  5. With the desired data point selected, click the Add .button, as shown below:

The data point should move from the right column to the left-hand column. Note that the data point is no longer in the right-hand column.
  1. Repeat steps 5 and Step 6, above, to add the remaining desired data points to your group. You can hold down the CTRL key to select multiple data points.

Your screen should now look similar to the above graphic.
  1. Press Apply to save the group configuration and complete the creation of your new group.

Your completed group window should look like the above graphic.

Note: Using the Subgroup function allows you to manage your groups more efficiently by creating collections of data points in categories that make sense to you.

Creating a Subgroup.

  1. In the Configuration tool, with the Groups Tab selected, select the Group to which you would like to add a Subgroup and click Update.

The New Subgroup button appears.
  1. Click New Subgroup, type the desired name of the new Subgroup in the Name dialog box and click OK. .

  1. Repeat the above steps to add more Subgroups, if desired When you have added all the Subgroups that you want, click Apply Changes to complete the procedure.

The new Subgroup(s) will appear in your tree view, as shown above.

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