Understanding security groups
A security group is a group of users; usually belonging to a functional group such as a Finance department; who have access to entries related to their group and have specific security access settings. A user may be a member of more than one security group.
Group Name and ID
Every security group has a name and an ID that identify the group. Changing the name has no effect on the group functionality.
However; you cannot change the group ID. If you ever need to recreate these security groups; it is imperative that you use the correct security group IDs. (The group name is irrelevant.)
Group Access Settings
A security group has Access Settings that affect the level of access its members have within the Address Book. It is important to note that granting an Access Setting to a group does not necessarily mean that all members of the group will have that Access Right. The level of access each individual user has to the Address Book is controlled by the Access Settings of the user account and the Access Settings of any groups the user belongs to.
Group Members
You can add or remove users from the group in the Members tab of the Security Group page. You can also add or remove a user from any groups on the Groups/ Teams tab of the User properties.
It is important to note that groups have access settings; but they do not have access rights that users do. |