How to create a group and use it

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In groups, libraries can be shared to make them available to a wider audience. Users must be registered with us in the system and have their own user account (for example, with the business model). In addition, the communication can take place by means of a commentary function. Only the owner / creator of the group can add new users to a group, this right can also be transferred to other users.

Add a new Group

To start, click on the menu item „Shared with groups“ and then click on „All Groups“. Here you can assign a name for the new group via the button „New group“:

The following input window appears:

Add members to a group

Before a user can be added to a group, it must be created in our system. See also: How do I create new users?

The following input window appears:

After entering the mail address (s), confirm with the Enter key. If you wish, you can also give other users the right to add more users by changing the role to Administration under Roles.

You can now share existing libraries to a group or create a new library.

Share a new library with a group

To create a new library, navigate to the group and select „New Library“:

The following input window appears:

Share an existing library with a group

To share an existing library, navigate to the „My Libraries“ view and then click on the share icon at the desired library:

The following input window appears, select „Share for group“:

After entering the mail address (s), confirm with the Enter key. You can now choose whether the group receives read and write rights or read only rights to the library.

All users in the group get instant access to the library / folder and can use it, e.g. synchronize with the clients to your local PC.

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