3.4.1.2 Groups

This section describes the following items.

Select “Group” under “User Management” in the navigation area to manage groups.
Clicking on a group displayed in the configuration area will take you to the “Group details” window.
The types of operation buttons in the group management window are as follows.

(Table) Types of operation buttons in the group management window

Item Description
Add Adds a group.
Becomes inactive when the checkbox is selected.
Delete Deletes a group.
Becomes inactive when the checkbox is not selected.

The “global” group is registered by default. This group is a reserved group that is required for the management of Ops I, so please do not edit or delete it. When a new user is newly registered, they are registered as belonging to the “global” group by default.

(1) Adding groups

Click the “Add” button to add a new group. Click the “Add” button to open the add group window. Click the “Save” button after entering the group information to add a group.
For information on the characters allowed for each item, see “Notes on characters that can be entered”.
When a group is added, a group with the same name is automatically created on GitLab. Also, when users are assigned to a group, they will also be automatically registered as members of the group on GitLab. Please note, if you add an Ops I group, the group will not appear in the document application container until your next login. However, a group is immediately reflected in GitLab when it is added.

A description of the contents displayed in the add group window is shown below.

(Table) Types of content displayed in the add group window

Item Required Description
Name Yes Group name
E-mail No E-mail
Description No Detailed description

Assigning of roles for a group is performed in the related resources area.
Switch the contents displayed on each tab, and click the “Edit” button to display the corresponding assignment dialog box.
The tab types are as follows.

(Table) Related resources area tabs when adding a group

Item Description
Users Displays a list of members belonging to the group.
The displayed columns are as follows.
  • Name: User name
  • Groups: Groups assigned to the user
  • Git Role: Role within the corresponding GitLab. Double-click the role name to change it. The following can be selected; the default value is Developer.
    • Owner
    • Maintainer
    • Developer
    • Reporter
    • Guest
The user's operation permissions are determined by the Git role. Confirm the following and select the required permissions.
  • Users registering YAML files should have Maintainer or higher permissions.
  • Users registering attachments from the workflow function or uploading files from the "Container" window should have a permission of "Developer" or higher.
  • Users accessing workflows that use attachments or downloading files from the "Container" window should have a permission of "Reporter" or higher.
  • For details of Git roles, see "https://archives.docs.gitlab.com/17.3/".
Related Groups Displays a list of groups related to the group.
The displayed columns are as follows.
  • Name: Related group name
  • Description: Description of the related group
  • Relation Type: Management relationship between groups. Double-click the relation type name to change the management relationship. The following can be selected.
    • Manage/Managed: When there is an administrator and management target within the same group, or when there is a mutual relationship between administrator and management target between the groups
    • Manage: If you want to specify an administrator group
    • Managed: If you want to specify an management target group
Assigned Roles Displays a list of roles assigned to the group.
The displayed columns are as follows.
  • Name: Role name
  • Description: Description of the role
  • Type: Type of role


(2) Viewing group details

The group details window is used to edit detailed information of a group.
Clicking on the name of a group displayed in the list of groups in the group management window will take you to the group details window.

The tabs displayed in the related resource area in the group details window are as follows.

(Table) Related resources area tabs in the group details window

Item Description
Users Displays a list of members belonging to the group.
The same information is displayed as in the "Users" tab in the add group window. However, if a user has been deleted on GitLab, the Git role entry item will show No Access.
Related Groups Displays a list of groups related to the group.
The same information is displayed as in the "Related Groups" tab in the add group window.
Assigned Roles Displays a list of roles assigned to the group.
The same information is displayed as in the "Assigned Roles" tab in the add group window.
Effective Roles Displays a list of enabled roles set for the group. If a role assigned to a group encompasses more than one role, all roles will be displayed in this tab.
The displayed columns are as follows.
  • Name: Role name
  • Description: Description of the role
  • Type: Type of role
Git Members Displays a list of members registered in the group on GitLab associated with the group.
The displayed columns are as follows.
  • Name: User name
  • Git Role: Group role on GitLab.


(3) Deleting groups

Clicking the “Delete” button in the group management window while a group is selected, or in the group details window, will display a confirmation dialog box. Click “OK” to delete the group.



(4) Editing groups

The group information can be edited by clicking the “Edit” button on the group details window. For details of the displayed items and the content that can be entered, see “Adding groups”.