JIRA 4.0 : Managing Groups
This page last changed on Oct 01, 2009 by alui.
A JIRA group is a convenient way to manage a collection of users. Users can belong to many groups. Groups are used throughout JIRA; for example, they can:
* Project roles are somewhat similar to groups, the main difference being that group membership is global whereas project role membership is project-specific. On this page: JIRA's default groupsWhen you install JIRA, three groups are automatically created:
You can create and delete groups according to your organisation's requirements.
Viewing groupsTo see what groups exist, and where they are used:
Adding a groupTo create a group, enter the new group 'Name' in the 'Add Group' form in the 'Group Browser' (see 'Viewing groups' above) and click the 'Add Group' button. Deleting a groupTo delete a group, click the 'Delete' link for that group in the 'Group Browser' (see 'Viewing groups' above). The confirmation screen that follows explains that users will be removed from the group through its deletion. Be aware of the impact this may have on users in that group. For example, if that group membership was the sole conveyor of a permission for a user, then the user will no longer have that permission.
Editing group membershipTo edit a group's membership, click the 'Edit Members' link in the row for that group in the 'Group Browser' (see 'Viewing groups' above). This takes you to a form allowing you to add users to or remove them from the group.
Automatic group membershipTo automatically add newly-created users to a particular group, grant the group the 'JIRA Users' global permission. To do this, navigate to the 'Administration' section and select 'Global Permissions' from the 'Global Settings' menu. Add the 'JIRA Users' permission to the relevant group, as described in 'Granting global permissions'. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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