This section describes how to create and manage collaboration groups.
Topics in this section include the following:
Managing Collaboration Groups
Any logged in caNanoLab user can create collaboration groups to easily share and manage accessibility to data in the system. A collaboration group is ...
To create a collaboration group, click the Groups menu option. In the Group Links section of the Manage Groups page, click Manage Collaboration Groups. The Manage Collaboration Groups page opens and lists existing collaboration groups. On this page, you can also create new groups and edit existing groups.
Creating a Collaboration Group
To create a new collaboration group
- Click Add corresponding to New Collaboration Group.
- Enter a name and description for the group.
- Click Add corresponding to User.
- Enter the users login name or click the search icon (
) to open a list of persons with caNanoLab user accounts. Click the name of a person you want to add to the group.
- After selecting each person, you must indicate the Access to the Group selection. Select from the drop down list the access you wish that person to have.
- Click Save for each entry. As each person's name is entered, access is indicated and saved, you can then add another person to the group.
- To modify a selection, click the Edit link next to each person's login name. caNanoLab reopens the entry form where you can change the access or even remove the name.
- Once you have completed your selection(s), click Submit to confirm your collaboration group. The group now is shown on the Manage Collaboration Groups page.
Editing a Collaboration Group
To edit a collaboration group
- On the Managing Collaboration Groups page, click the Edit link corresponding to an existing collaboration group.
- On the form that opens, you can modify any details of the collaboration group, following the instructions given in Creating a Collaboration Group.
