Filter and edit user groups

Manage large groups of users and access detailed group information on the Users tab in the Admin App. Use advanced filtering options to quickly find and edit the user group you need.

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Key features

• Gain valuable insight on the group-level
• See the number of active and deactivated users per group
• Explore who hasn't logged in and see the number of pending invitations
• Edit groups
• Export a list of groups

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The quick way

1. Navigate to Users
2. Select the User Groups tab
3. Use the filters and sorting options to find the group that needs an update
4. Click on the group to edit, then click the pencil icon

Do this step by step

• Filter and search for users
• Edit a single group
• Explore user group info
• Delete user groups
• Export user groups

Filter and search user groups

In the User groups tab, you can filter your user groups. Depending on how your instance is set up, you will see the following options to filter your Groups by:

• Property: Select to filter for groups that are anonymized, not assigned to an Experience, not assigned to a Division, and/or have no members
• Libraries: Select one or multiple Libraries to see which groups are assigned to them
• Experiences: Select one or multiple Experience(s) to see which groups are assigned to them

You can sort your groups by Name, Date Added, and whether or not they are Anonymized. You can also search for a particular group in the search bar.

Edit user groups

1. Navigate to Users, and select the Groups tab.
2. Click on the group you want to edit to open the group detail panel.
3. Hover over the field you want to edit and click the pencil icon.
4. You can edit the group's Name, Description, Libraries, and Content Profiles.
5. If you have Libraries enabled, you will see the option to add or remove Library assignments for the group. Click X for the Library you want to remove or choose to add another Library from the dropdown menu. Click Save Changes.
6. To edit the Content Profiles, select them from the dropdown menu. To remove Content Profiles, click the X next to the one you want to remove. Click Save changes.
7. In the Managed by section, you can edit the group manager. Click the user field and select the user you wish to assign as the manager. Click Save changes.
8. To add a user, click the Add Existing Users icon in the top panel.
9. To remove user's in bulk, click on the group name to open the user list. Select the users you wish to remove, then click Remove from current group. 

Explore user group information

Click on a group and view the Overview section in the detail panel. You will see the following information:

• Members: The number of users assigned to the group.
• Anonymized: Whether or not the groups data is anonymized in reporting. This is a GDPR setting and cannot be edited.
• Description: An explanation of the group (optional). 
• Added on: Displays the date on which the group was first created.

In the User info section, you will see the following information:

• Active Users: Shows the number of active users within the group.
• Deactivated Users: Shows the number of deactivated users within the group.
• Pending Invitations: Shows how many users have yet to accept invitations.
• Not Logged In: Shows the number of users who have not yet logged in to Showpad.

The Licenses section shows the number of direct or partner licenses within the group. License types can be edited in bulk in the Users tab.

To view all the users of a particular group, click on the group name from Groups page. This will open a list of all users assigned to a particular group. Here you can:

• Filter users by Role, Licenses, or Status
• Click on any user to view their user detail panel
• Select multiple users and edit them in bulk
• Easily create new users by clicking Add users 

Read more about how to manage users here. 

Delete user groups

1. To a delete a single group, click the trash icon in the top left of the detail panel.
2. Confirm by clicking Delete. This action cannot be undone.
3. To delete groups in bulk, select the checkboxes for the applicable groups, the click the Delete icon. Confirm by clicking Delete. All reporting on users in any anonymized group(s) will no longer be anonymous.

Note: Groups that are anonymized cannot be deleted here, as they need to be removed from the GDPR settings first.

Export user groups

1. To export your user groups, click the three dots in the bottom right, then select Export to XLSX or Export to CSV.
2. The selected file will be downloaded into your hard drive.

Note: The export includes all the user groups visible on the list. Apply specific filters to export only selected user groups.