The Manage Groups sections is the tool for controlling groups. Create groups, edit group information and tools, invite users etc.
There are two views in the Group Manager: group listing and group info in its many form.
The Group listing view shows all the groups and some important information about them. To view a group more closely click the group's name.
Columns:
The administrators of the group are in the Group Admin(s) column.
A group can have tools and resources that are public as in open to all the users of I-system. These are listed in the Public tools / resources column.
The Efficiency and Activity columns are not yet operational.
To view a group's information, click the group's name in the Group name column.
Form elements:
Create new group - Click this to view the form for creating a new group.
The group info view shows all the information about the group that is publicly available. Ordinary users(non-admins) will not see any of the control-buttons. These buttons are marked with an asterisk(*) on this help page.
Rows:
The shared tools within the group are in the Tools row.
The public tools are in the Public tools row.
Form elements:
Show groups - Click to see the group listing.
Join - Click to request membership in the group.
Part - Click to leave the group.
Remove group* - Click to remove the group and all the material concerning it.
Edit group* - Click to edit the group's information and tools.
Invite users* - Click to invite users to join the group.
Remove members* - Click to remove members from the group.
The form is pretty much self-explanatory except for the checkboxes on the bottom. For each tool there are two checkboxes: Group and Public.
For your group to have access to the tool, the Group checkbox has to be checked on the corresponding row.
For the public(users outside the group) to have access to the tool, the Public checkbox has to be checked on the corresponding row.
You cannot have tools that are only public!
All the users in I-system are listed in the select box on the left.
To add a user to the
Users to invite list,
- Click their name in the left-hand-side select box.
- Click the ==> button in the middle.
To remove someone from the
Users to invite list,
- Click their name in the right-hand-side select box.
- Click the <== button in the middle.
Enter a short message in the textbox on the bottom for all of the users being invited to see in the invitation they will recieve.
Click the Invite user(s) button to invite the selected user(s).
All the members of your group are listed in the select box on the left.
To add a user to the
Members to remove list,
- Click their name in the left-hand-side select box.
- Click the ==> button in the middle.
To remove someone from the
Members to remove list,
- Click their name in the right hand side select box.
- Click the <== button in the middle.
Enter a reason in the textbox on the bottom for all of the members being removed to see in the notice they will recieve.
Click the Remove user(s) button to remove the selected user(s).