Access Control: User Groups Tab

You can manage the user groups associated with the users and objects in your environment. You can import user groups from an LDAP database that resides on another machine, or from a single sign-on server or from a source in VMware Identity Manager.

Where You Manage User Groups

1. To manage user groups, from the left menu, click Administration, and then click the Access Control tile.
2. Click the User Groups tab.

To view the details of the user groups configured in vRealize Operations, click the user group, the user group details are displayed in the right-side panel. The user group details include the user accounts associated with the selected user group along with the roles and scope associated with the user group.

Table 1. Access Control User Groups Summary Grid

Option	Description
User Groups toolbar	To manage user groups, use the toolbar options. Click the Add button to add a user group, and provide the details for the user group in the Group Information page. Click the Vertical Ellipses to perform any one of the following actions: Edit. Edit the selected user group, and modify the details for the user group in the Edit User Group dialog box. Delete. Delete a user group. Clone. Clone a user group, and enter a name and description for the cloned user group. Export. Click export to export a user group, and provide the details to export the user group in the Export Authentication Source dialog box. Click the Horizontal Ellipses and select the available options. Delete. Click delete to Delete a user group. Export. Click export to export a user group, and provide the details to export the user group in the Export Authentication Source dialog box. Click Import to import a user group, and provide the details to import the user group in the Import User Groups dialog box. Click Import from source to import a user group, and provide the details to import the user group in the Import User dialog box.
Group Name	Name of the user group.
Description	Description of the group, indicating its purpose.
Members	Number of members in the group.
Group Type	Type of group, either a local user group or a group imported from LDAP.
Distinguished Name	Names for LDAP objects, such as domains and users.
Access All Objects	Indicates if the user group account is allowed to access all the objects that are imported into the vRealize Operations instance.
Modified By	Indicates the last person to update the user group.
Last Modified	Indicates the last time the user group was updated.
Filters	Enables you to search the list of user groups according to the following criteria: Group Name Description Access All Objects Modified By

After you select a user group in the summary grid, view details about associated users in the Details pane.

Table 2. Access Control User Groups Details Grid

Option	Description
User Group Name	User Group name, created when you create the user group.
Modified By	Displays the name of the user who last updated the user group.
Last Modified	Displays the date and time when the user group was last updated.
Description	Description of the group, indicating its purpose.
Roles and Scope	Displays the role and scope associated with the selected user. Role: Indicates the name of the role or roles assigned to the user. Scope: Indicates the scope associated with the user group.
User Accounts	Displays the user accounts associated with the selected user group.