Manage groups in the Mend Platform

Overview

This documentation provides System Admins with a technical guide to managing user groups within the Mend Platform. In this guide, we will explore the technical aspects of group creation and user group management, empowering you to streamline user access and enhance platform security.

Note: All users must belong to at least one group.

Getting it done

Create a New Group

Log into the Mend Platform.
Click the settings gear in the top right corner of the page.
Click Administration to navigate to the Administration page.

Click Groups in the left Administration list to navigate to the Groups management page.

Click the + Add Group button in the top right corner of the Groups table.

In the Add New Group dialog box alongside the table, provide a name and description of the new group and
Click “OK”. The new group will be displayed in the Groups table.

The Groups Table

The Groups table displays the following information on each group:

Name: The name of the group.
Description: The email address of the user
Users: The number of users in the group.
Roles: The roles that are assigned to a specific group.

Assign Users to Groups

To assign a user(s) to a group, do as follows:

Select the relevant group in the Groups table.
Click Users.
Click on the + Add User. The Add Users to Group dialog box opens, displaying a list of all the users in the organization with their email addresses.

Select the user(s) that you want to add to the group and
Click ״OK״. The group and its members will be displayed under the Groups table.
To add more users, click Add.
To remove a user from the group, Click the ellipsis button on the right side of the Users table.
Click Delete from group.

Manage an existing Group

You can edit the name and description of an existing group
Click on the Edit button. In the Edit Group dialog box alongside the table,
Change the group's name and/or description.
Click “OK”.
If you would like to delete an existing group, click on the Delete button.