8.3 Creating a Group

  1. On the Identity Self-Service tab, click Create User or Group in the menu (under Directory Management, if displayed).

    The Select an object to create panel displays.

  2. Use the Object type drop-down list to select Group, then click Continue.

    The Set attributes for this Group panel displays:

    The Group - Set Attributes panel

  3. Specify values for the following required attributes:

    Attribute

    What to Specify

    Group ID

    The group name for this new group.

    Container

    An organizational unit in the identity vault under which you want the new group stored (such as an OU named groups). For example:

    ou=groups,ou=MyUnit,o=MyOrg

    To learn about using the buttons provided to specify a container, see Section 8.2, Creating a User.

    NOTE:You won’t be prompted for Container if the system administrator has established a default create container for this type of object.

    Description

    A description of this new group.

  4. Click Continue.

    The group is created, then the Review panel displays to summarize the result:

    The Create review panel

    The Review panel provides optional links that you might find handy:

    • Click the new group’s name to display the Profile page of detailed information for this group

      From the Profile page, you can edit the group’s details to make changes or delete the group.

    • Click Create Another to return to the initial panel of the Create User or Group page