Understanding Group Policies

A policy is loosely defined mechanism for creating specific controls on various user accounts. This is needed for a variety of reasons, some of which we will explore as we discuss each policy type.

First, it must be noted that all policies are applied to the user account. However, Policy association can either be done via the user account manager (which is an explicit policy) or via a user group (which is an implied policy). If the policy is implied through a user group, then that user group and associate attributes will not be available for that particular session.

The explanation for each policy type is described in the Understanding User Policies section of this document. The policy types are the same, but it is the method of association that differentiates a User Policy from a Group Policy

To explore and/or edit a Group Policy:

1. Using the horizontal navigation, select XBoost Administration > User Group Manager

2. Click List User Groups.

3. Once the user group manager has loaded a list of hyper linked available user groups on the left side of the screen and tabbed navigation on the right side of the interface appears.

4. Click the user group you wish to edit. This will load a new interface.

5. On the left side of the screen the user group properties are populated in a form. On the right side of the screen should be a list of all available applications and their perspective functions.

6. Click the “Group Policies” tab.

7. To edit any policy type, click on that policy and simply change whatever attributes are needed.

8. Click the “Save” icon for each revised Policy