User Groups

This section contains the following topics:

Create a user group so that you can assign apps and roles to multiple users. For example, you might create a Managers group if you want all department managers to be administrators for apps and content.

You can create a user group to be managed in one of the following methods:

  • Dynamically Managed (Most Common): Local and LDAP users are added/removed to/from a group dynamically based on certain rules and/or attributes.
  • Manually Managed (Limited purpose): Add/remove users to/from a group manually. Manually managed groups are recommended only for testing purposes that require less permissions.

You can enter text in the Search field to display a list of all user groups whose names start with the entered text.

  • The search results are displayed as a list of possible matches in real-time while text is being entered.
  • Select the desired user group name from the list of possible matches for subsequent action.
  • The search match is case insensitive.

Creating a dynamically managed user group

Procedure

  1. Click +Add.
  2. Enter a user group name in the Name field.
  3. (Optional) Click Add Description to add a description for the user group.
  4. Click the Dynamically Managed (Most Common) option.
  5. Set rules and/or attributes as per your requirements. The following are the available rule options:
    • Custom LDAP Attribute
      • msExchPoliciesIncluded
      • msExchMailboxGrid
      • mailNickname
    • Default LDAP Attribute
      • samAccountName
      • userPrincipalName
    • Default User Attribute
      • email_address
      • distinguished_name
      • last_name
      • display_name
      • first_name
      • User Group
      • Custom User Attribute
    • User Group DN
    • User Group GUID
    • User Group Name
  6. For each rule, select between local and LDAP users. You can include or exclude a sub-group by using the User Group filter criteria.
  7. Add more rules by clicking the plus icon.
    You can set ANY or ALL conditional filters for the added rules.
  8. Create a group of rules by clicking the hierarchical icon next to the plus icon.
  9. Review the user group's rules and attributes in the text query displayed below the rules selection options.
  10. In the Results section, review the user(s) details that match the configured criteria. When you add or modify a rule or an attribute you can observe that the matching users are displayed, if they exist.
  11. Click Save to save the configured user group.

Creating a manually managed user group

  1. Click +Add.
  2. Enter a group name.
  3. (Optional) Click Add Description to add a description.
  4. Select the Manually Managed (Limited purpose) option.
  5. In the Search Users field, type the email address of each user to be included in the group.

    As you type, the matching users are found and displayed, if they exist.
  6. Select the users you wish to add to the group. You may search and add more users as required.
  7. Click Save.

    You can create a manually managed user group and then add this group to a dynamically managed user group. In such a scenario, editing the manually managed user group does not break the dynamically managed user group rule.You will not be able to delete a manually managed user group if it is added to a dynamically managed user group.

Creating a user group from one of the duplicate user groups

Starting from Ivanti Neurons for MDM 100 the Administrator portal displays the number of duplicate user groups and the corresponding number of GUIDs to identify duplicate groups, when the "User Group Name" attribute is selected in the rule builder. Also, a table under this rule displays the list of the duplicate user groups and their details such as User Group Name, GUID, Source, and distinguished name (DN).

Procedure

  1. Log in to the Ivanti Neurons for MDM Administrator portal.
  2. Go to Users, User Groups.
  3. Click +Add. The Create User Group wizard opens.
    1. Specify the name in the Name field.
    2. Select User Group Name from the rule builder, select is equal to, select one of the duplicate group names.
    3. Click the + plus icon to add more rules.
    4. Select User Group GUID, is equal to.
    5. Copy and paste the GUID from the table that displays the list of duplicate user group names and GUIDs. The result displays the associated users who will be added to the new group.
    6. Click Save. The listed users are now added to the new user group that you created.

If you cannot perform tasks on the Users Groups page, it might be that you do not have the required permissions. You need one of the following roles:

  • System Management
  • User Management