Administrator's Guide - 2.13 thru 2.13.3
Access the Delegated Group Management configuration page
To access the Delegated Group Management configuration page,
- In Confluence: Navigate to Cog menu
> Apps > Delegated Group Management. - In Jira: Navigate to Cog menu > User Management > Delegated Group Management.
Delegated Group Management consists of two configuration tabs, Delegate Groups and General Configuration, which are explained in detail in the succeeding sections.
You can also use REST APIs to interact with the app remotely.
On This Page
Delegate Groups
This page lists all the existing delegated groups. Click next or the page number to navigate to the respective page. A maximum of 25 groups are displayed in a page. The groups are sorted alphabetically in this page.
The Delegated Group Management configuration page allows you to select the owner of a group. The page consists of:
| Title | Description |
|---|---|
| Filter group | Enter the intended text and click Filter to view the respective results in the page. |
| Group name | The group that is delegated. You also see the count of the number of groups in the list next to the Group name header. |
| Owner(s) | One or more individuals designated as the owner of the delegated group. Notice that the group name is in bold to differentiate it from a user name. Also, the number of users in the group is displayed next to it. |
| Remove | Click to remove an individual or a group from being an owner of the group. |
| Stop Delegation | Click to stop delegating the respective group. |
| Add owner | Click to designate an owner. |
| Add group | Click to add another delegated group. The newly added groups are sorted alphabetically in the existing list automatically. |
Delegate a group
To delegate a group, begin to enter the intended text in the Select group field to view the auto-suggestions. Select a group and click Add group to add them to Delegated Group Management. You can also add multiple groups at once as follows:
After clicking Add group, you are returned to the Delegated Group Management configuration page. The new group is listed, with "no owner specified" in the Owner(s) column.
Add owner to a group
To add an owner, click Add owner next to the intended group. The Add new owner page is displayed.
- Start typing into the fields provided to view auto-suggestions and select a user or group from the respective field. You can select more than one user or group here.
- Click Add owner to add the specified user(s) or group(s) as owner(s) to the group.
Remove delegation from a group
To remove delegated ownership from a user group, click Stop delegation next to the respective group. A pop-up requiring confirmation appears. Click Yes to remove the group from the Delegated Group Management configuration page or Cancel to abort the process.
General Configuration
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This page also consists of a section to configure the groups to exclude from delegation. Begin to enter the intended text in the Select a Group/s field to view the auto-suggestions. Select a group or multiple groups to exclude from delegation of such groups. The groups which are already delegated can not be excluded from delegation.
Click Save to save your configuration.