Creating user groups

Log into ContentDirector as the default system administrator using the following username/password combination: super/super.

On the top menu bar of the ContentDirector main screen, click Users.

Click User Groups.

Click New.

Result: The New User Group screen that appears consists of four tabs: Main, Sources, Folders, and Destinations. Only the Main tab is active when the screen first displays.

Click the dropdown menu next to the Domain field and choose the domain to which this user group belongs.

In the Group field, enter the name for the user group.

Under Creation Allowed For: select the checkboxes for resources that members of this group can create.

Click the Sources tab.

• If the Restrict Sources checkbox is checked and inactive, sources are restricted by the domain.

  Click a source name on the Available panel, then click Add to grant access to a source for this user group.

• If the Restrict Sources box is not checked, sources are not restricted by the domain. Your choices are:
  • Leave it as is to grant access to all sources for this group
  • Select it to restrict source access for this group

If you choose to restrict access, you need to select which sources are available. To select sources, click a source name on the Available panel, then click Add.

Click the Folders tab.

All available folders are listed in theVisible Folders panel.

• If access to folders is unrestricted by the domain, the Restrict checkbox is deselected. Select the Restrict checkbox to restrict access to folders. Click Browse and select the folders.
• If access to folders is restricted by the domain, the Restrict checkbox is selected and inactive. Click the button under Browse and select a subfolder to restrict access to that subfolder only.

Click the Destinations tab.

• If the Restrict Destinations checkbox is checked and inactive, destinations are restricted by the domain.

  Click a destination name on the Available panel, then click Add to grant access to a destination for this user group.

• If the Restrict Destinations box is not checked, destinations are not restricted by the domain. Your choices are:
  • Leave it as is to grant access to all destinations for this group
  • Select it to restrict destination access for this group

If you choose to restrict access, you need to select which destinations are available. To select destinations, click a destination name on the Available panel, then click Add.

Click OK to save the user group. The new user group appears on the the Users view in the main screen, on the User Groups tab.