After you create users, you can create groups and assign users to the groups. You can create groups of users who share similar characteristics. For example, you can create groups based on department, job function, geographical area, or user’s computer type. Assigning publications to groups is often more efficient than assigning publications to individual users.
Select the Groups control to view a list of all groups in the details pane.
Figure 3-2 Intellisync Mobile Suite control: Groups
This section contains the following information for working with groups:
From the console tree, click
, > .Click
> .Type a group name and a description.
Click
.The Intellisync Mobile Suite control creates the group and places an entry in the details pane. For more information about creating groups, click
.NOTE:You cannot remove a user from the All Users group.
To save time and effort, you can import and synchronize groups rather than creating groups and adding each user individually. You can import and synchronize groups from the following sources:
If the groups you want to add are already registered Windows NT* or Windows␣2000 groups, you can import and synchronize these groups into the Intellisync Mobile Suite control. This eliminates the need to create and manage groups in two areas.
From the console tree, click
> .Click
> > .Follow the prompts in the Import/Synchronize Groups Wizard.
To import and synchronize groups from an Active Directory LDAP server into the Intellisync Mobile Suite control:
From the console tree, click
> .Click
> > .Follow the prompts in the Import/Synchronize Groups Wizard.
From the console tree, click
> .In the details pane, select the name of the group.
Click
> .Click
or to add or remove user membership in this group.NOTE:You cannot remove a user from the All Users group.
You can assign profiles to groups, which is often more efficient than assigning profiles to individual users one at a time.
In the console tree, the
option is available if the group already has a profile. If the group does not have a profile, the option appears. Groups with no assigned profile automatically receive a default profile.To assign or edit profiles for a group:
From the console tree, click
> .In the details pane, select the name of the group to which you want to assign or edit a profile.
Click
> or .Use the tabs and lists to select profiles for the group for each member’s device.
To delete groups you no longer need:
From the console tree, click
> .In the details pane, select the name of the group you want to delete.
Click
> .When you delete a group, the individual users who are members of the group remain active in the system.
NOTE:You cannot delete the New Users group or the All Users group.
After creating a group, you can use the Properties dialog box to add or change information about the group. This gives you easy access to the same group information you can access using menu options. To make several changes for one group, you might find that using the Properties dialog box is faster than using the menus.
From the Properties dialog box, you can:
To change properties for a group, complete the following steps.
From the console tree, click
> .In the details pane, select the name of the group.
Click
> .Change the values as necessary.
For more information about using the Properties dialog box, click
.