User groups are set up in the UpSlide portal to allow some users to have different settings to the general UpSlide users. For example giving some users access to additional modeling tools or a different library of content. User groups are helpful to have different configurations available within your organisation and automatically transfer users between those configurations as they move departments or job roles. All this flexiblity with just one invoice from UpSlide.

Will user groups benefit your organisation?

All users and user groups exist within an account. The account has settings which apply by default to all those users. You will benefit from setting up user groups when you expect to have different configurations of UpSlide required within your organisation because, for example, different teams will need different features or Library content paths. 

Example scenario

What's available and what is applied by default

The default settings shown are because these are the baseline that each user should have. Some users have other options, libraries and/or templates. Our example explains them below.  

User Group 1 (200 people)

• Libraries: add one area custom to them (L3) and include the default library (L1)

• Templates: only one template (T2) and not the default template

• Options: add Power BI link license to accompany the modeling

User Group 2 (50 people)

• Libraries: add one area custom to them (L2) and include the default library (L1)
• Templates: include the default template and add in two more (T2 and T3)
• Options: no change compared to default

Default group (750 people)

These are not included in a specific user group and so their settings match the default pictured above. 

How these User Groups are interpreted to apply the correct rules to a user

When a user restarts Microsoft Office their email address is checked to the list of registered users on the UpSlide server. Details of this communication is found here.

Setting up user groups

Define the groups

First define the groups you expect to use and the attributes assigned to them. For example:

• All our users by default need access Library path #1 (corporate marketing content).
• The finance department also need modeling tools and use Library path #1 and #2 (finance recurring reporting area).
• Senior managers do not need modeling but do need access to Library #1
• The sales team do not need modeling but do need access to Library #1 and Library #3 (detailed sales specific content) 

In this example there are three groups:

1. General users (no modeling with Library #1)
2. Finance team users (General + modeling + Library #2)
3. Sales team (General + Library #3)

The senior managers are not a user group because their requirements are no different to the standard users.

Once you have defined the groups inform your dedicated implementation consultant to update your Portal to reflect these groups you defined. You can adjust the settings applied for the groups autonomously on the Portal.

Enable provisioning in Azure AD

Follow the instructions in our guide to enabling provisioning. Come back here after you have followed the instructions to continue the steps below.

Setting up the groups in Azure AD

You have now defined your user groups and enabled provisioning. You need to look for the name of the group that matches the UpSlide Portal and add it to the provisioning in Azure AD. Then click on provisioning, and every user within a user group will appear in the Portal. It updates every 40 minutes.

If you are having trouble setting up provisoning and/or user groups please reach out to support@upslide.net