Team structures in a research environment are often complex and defined by groups or projects. To display this structure, administrators have the possibility to create groups in Laboperator. Here they can define Group members, the access of Roles and Collections, Notification Settings, Filters, Secrets, and Webhook Subscriptions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Add a new Group
• View Group
• Duplicate a Group
• Edit/Update a Group
• Delete a Group

Add a new Group

To add a new Group, please follow the steps below:

1. On the left-side panel click on More.
   
2. Navigate to Groups & Roles and click on NEW GROUP.
3. In the new window you have the following options:
   1. Enter a name for the new Group.
   2. Add a description.
   3. Choose Users either by scrolling through the list and marking the checkboxes or using the search functionality at the top.
   4. Choose Roles either by scrolling through the list and marking the checkboxes or using the search functionality at the top. 
   5. Confirm by clicking on SUBMIT.
      
4. A snackbar with a confirmation appears at the bottom left. You will be redirected to the overview of all Groups upon submission.

View Group

To view details of a Group in your Organization, please follow the steps below: 

1. Click on the left-side panel on More.
2. Navigate to Groups & Roles. An overview of the currently available Groups is shown. For more details, click on the right-pointing arrow beside the Group you want to view. 

Duplicate a Group

To duplicate a Group, please follow the steps below:

1. On the left-side panel click on More.
   
2. Navigate to Groups & Roles. Click on the right-pointing arrow beside the Group you want to duplicate.
3. Click on DUPLICATE.
4. A snackbar with a confirmation appears at the bottom left. You will be redirected to the duplicated Group which is marked with (Copy) at the end of the Group name.

Edit/Update a Group

To edit/update a Group, please follow the steps below:

1. On the left-side panel click on More.
   
2. Navigate to Groups & Roles. Click on the right-pointing arrow beside the Group you want to change.
3. Click on EDIT.
4. In the new window you have the following options:
   1. Reenter a name for the Group.
   2. Change the description.
   3. Select or deselect Users either by scrolling through the list and marking/unmark the checkboxes or using the search functionality at the top.
   4. Add or deselect Roles either by scrolling through the list and marking/unmark the checkboxes or using the search functionality at the top. 
   5. Confirm by clicking on SUBMIT.
      
5. The changed Group is displayed upon submission.

Delete a Group

To delete a Group, please follow the steps below:

1. On the left-side panel click on More.
   
2. Navigate to Groups & Roles. Click on the right-pointing arrow beside the Group you want to delete.
   
3. Click on DELETE.
4. A pop-up window opens. Confirm the process by clicking again on DELETE.