Create a Custom Group

Tenant administrators can create custom groups by combining other custom groups, identity store groups, and individual identity store users.

About this task

You can assign roles to your custom group, but it is not necessary in all cases. For example, you can create a custom group called Machine Specification Approvers, to use for all machine pre-approvals. You can also create custom groups to map to your business groups so that you can manage all groups in one place. In those cases, you do not need to assign roles.

Prerequisites

Log in to the vRealize Automation console as a tenant administrator.

Procedure

1. Select Administration > Users & Groups > Custom Groups.
2. Click the Add icon ().
3. Enter a group name in the New Group Name text box.

   Custom group names cannot contain the combination of a semicolon (;) followed by an equal sign (=).

4. (Optional) Enter a description in the New Group Description text box.
5. Select one or more roles from the Add Roles to this Group list.

   The Authorities Granted by Selected Roles list indicates the specific authorities you are granting.

6. Click Next.
7. Add users and groups to create your custom group.
   1. Enter a user or group name in the Search box and press Enter.

      Do not use an at sign (@), backslash (\), or slash (/) in a name. You can optimize your search by typing the entire user or group name in the form user@domain.

   2. Select the user or group to add to your custom group.
8. Click Add.

Results

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