To create groups:

1. From User Management, click Groups.

2. Click File>New>Group.

3. Type the name of the new group.

4. If the rooms feature of Collaborative Services is enabled, select the group’s native room.

   If a room is selected, the group is considered a private group in the room.

   For more information on working with rooms, refer to “Working with Rooms” in this online help system or the Webtop help system.

5. Type an email address for the group. This is typically the email address of the group’s owner.

6. Click Select Owner to select an owner for the group.

7. Click Select Administrator to select an administrator for the group.

8. Click Select Alias Set to select the alias set for the group.

9. If you are connected to the governing repository of a federation and the group must be a global group, check Group is Global.

10. Optionally, provide a description of the group.

11. To make the group a private group, check Is Private.

12. In 5.3 and later repositories, indicate whether the group is a dynamic group.

    A dynamic group is a group, of any group class, whose list of members is considered a list of potential members. For more information about dynamic groups, refer to About dynamic groups.

13. If the group if dynamic, indicate whether users are treated as members or non-members by default.

14. Click Finish.