Security Note
To make the security group updates mentioned in this article, your 25Live user must have the following security permissions set in Series25 Group Administration: Admin: 16.0 Change Security Configurations = Yes.
If you would like your permissions changed, contact your 25Live administrator.
Categories in Group Administration allow you to sort security groups into sets. For example, if your institution has multiple campuses you may want a separate category for each campus.
Adding New Categories
1. Select any Number of Groups
2. Tap Configure > Categories
3. Click Edit Categories
Image: Open the Edit Categories section by clicking the blue bar at the bottom of the page.
4. Tap Add Row
If needed, continue pressing to add additional rows.
5. Enter a Name & Click Done
Repeat these steps for each row added.
6. Click Editing Categories... to Exit out of Editing Mode
Placing Groups Into Categories
1. Click to Open the Group Categories Dropdown
Located under: "What group categories do you want to add to the groups?"
2. Check Each Category to Add the Selected Groups to
Image: Select which categories you'd like to add your group(s) to.
3. Press Save
Selecting Groups by Category
1. From the Group Administration Home Page, Select the Find Group by Dropdown
2. Choose Categories
3. Make a Category Selection from the Dropdown
Image: Choose a Category from the dropdown to filter by that category's groups.
Editing Categories
Category names and active/inactive status can be updated as needed.
1. From Within the Categories Configuration Screen, Click Edit Categories
2. Click The Edit Button Next to the Desired Category
3. Make Edits
You can click into the Name field to edit the category name or check/uncheck the Active checkbox to update the active/inactive status.
Image: The Edit and Delete buttons will display on the right side of a row. If a row is being edited, the buttons will display Cancel and Done.
4. After Each Edit is Complete, Tap Done
Deleting a Category
1. From Within the Categories Configuration Screen, Click Edit Categories
2. Tap Delete Next to the Category You Want to Remove
3. Confirm by Pressing Delete in the Confirmation box
Image: Delete confirmation.
Removing a Group From a Category
1. From Within the Categories Configuration Screen, Click Remove Categories
Image: Switch from the Add Categories tab to the Remove Categories tab to remove groups from a category.
2. Click to Open the Group Categories Dropdown
Located under: "What group categories do you want to remove from the groups?"