This article describes the steps required to manage groups in Buttonwood Central.

Groups contain users, and simplifies application assignment to multiple users.

Prerequisites

• Administrative access to Buttonwood Central

Viewing Groups

This section describes the steps required to view groups which have been added to Buttonwood Central.

1. Login to Buttonwood Central
2. Navigate to Manage > Groups
   
   
3. Click View or the group's name to manage the group

Adding Groups

This section describes the steps required to add new groups to Buttonwood Central.

These steps are required in the default configuration where Central is used as the Identity Provider (IDP). Please refer to the relevant article which describes the steps required for supported external identity providers:

• Azure Active Directory - Selecting Groups

Procedure Steps

1. Login to Buttonwood Central
2. Navigate to Manage > Groups
   
   
3. Click Add
4. On the Add Group screen, enter the following information:
   • Name: A unique name for the group
     
5. Click Create
6. A notification indicates the status of the request
   
7. Click on the new group to add users and assign applications

Deleting Groups

This section describes the steps required to remove groups from Buttonwood Central.

Procedure Steps

1. Login to Buttonwood Central
2. Navigate to Manage > Groups
   
   
3. Click Add
4. Select the group(s) to be deleted
   
5. Click Delete Selected
6. On the Delete Groups screen, click Delete
   
7. A notification indicates the status of the request
   
8. The Delete option is also available under each group's menu
   

Group Details

The Details tab displays general details of the selected group.

Additional Operations

The following operations can also be performed on this screen:

1. Edit: Modify the group's details
2. Delete: Remove the group

Group Users

The Users tab list members of the selected group.

Additional Operations

The following operations can also be performed on this screen:

1. Add: Assign additional users to the group
2. Delete: Remove users from the group

Note: If API Integration has been configured and enabled for an assigned application, these operations will also allocate and deallocate licensing to the user directly against the SaaS provider.

Group Applications

The Applications tab lists marketplace/corporate SaaS applications which have been assigned to the selected group.

Additional Operations

The following operations can also be performed on this screen:

1. Add: Assign additional applications to the group
2. Delete: Remove applications from the group

Note: If API Integration has been configured and enabled for an application, these operations will also allocate and deallocate licensing to users of the group directly against the SaaS provider.