Adding new user groups and assigning roles

To create a new user group, add users, and assign roles to all users in that group:

1. Log into Rational® Asset Manager web client.
2. Open the Administration page.
3. Click the name of the community that you want to modify.
4. Click New User Group.
5. Describe the new user group.
   1. Type a name for the user group in the name field.
   2. Type a description for the user group in the description field.
   3. Optional: If a LDAP directory is available, click Bind to select the LDAP group that you want to bind to Rational Asset Manager.
      Note: A scheduled job will pick up any user information modifications for the group listed on the LDAP server. After you bind the LDAP group to this user group, you can no longer modify any of the user's information, for example a user's name or telephone number, on the Rational Asset Manager server, it must be modified on the LDAP server.
6. Click Add User.
7. Type the name of the user or users you want to add to the user group, then click Search.
   1. Optional: If you want to search within your company LDAP registry select the Search company registry check box.
8. Select the radio button next to the user or user's name to add to a user group in this community.
9. Click Add.
10. Select the roles you want to add to the user group. If the role you want to choose does not exist, create one on the Roles page.
11. Click OK to save the new user group.