Native Directory users can be grouped based on common characteristics. For example, users can be categorized into groups such as staff, managers, and sales based on function, and Sales_West and Managers_HQ based on location. A user can belong to one or more groups.
Native Directory groups can contain other groups and users from user directories configured on Shared Services.
Group affiliations of a user are important considerations in the authorization process. Typically groups, rather than individual user accounts, are used to facilitate provisioning.
Tasks performed by Shared Services administrators or directory managers:
Note: | Groups on external user directories cannot be managed from Shared Services Console. |