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Find out how to create a new Groups

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Learn to work with Groups

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Navigating to Groups

Finance Application > Network Management > Manage Groups

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Explaining Groups Fields

FOUNDATION > NETWORK MANAGEMENT > MANAGE GROUPS

Using Groups

A Group represents a body of Users belonging to the same department and to one or multiple teams within the department, following common business processes and collaborating with each other. The information on a Group's constituent Units is stored together with the rest of the Group data.

The Units and Users which are part of each Group can be viewed through Group's display, although they are managed from other dedicated environments. 

  • Navigate to Groups and explore existing entries via the Summary page
  • Click on the link (Name or Number) of the entry of your interest to enter the Data Entry page and see more detail. 
  • Use the Actions Menu to create a NEW Groupmodify (EDIT) or DELETE an existing one. 
  • Use BACK to return to the Summary page and CANCEL to revert any unwanted changes made to the Groups. 
  • Click on ACTIONS to discover other possibilities available for Groups.
  • Click on the Audit Log button to view a log of changes performed on the displayed Groups. 

View the Attributes Table below for a comprehensive description of the Groups fields. Check the Validations & Restrictions Table for a list of available Actions when working with Groups including each Action's related validations and restrictions.

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Validations & Restrictions

ActionValidationsRestrictions
Create
  • Mandatory Fields must be specified.
  • Name and Alternative Code must be unique.
  • A new Contact Information must be created. Existing Contact Information cannot be used.
Edit
  • Mandatory Fields must be specified.
  • Name and Alternative Code must be unique.
  • Information on the Contact Information can be modified; Contact Information related to the Group cannot be modified.
Delete
  • Groups cannot be deleted if any Units belong to them.
  • Not Applicable

 

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Attributes

An * indicates a field is mandatory.

The community for that group. then group group of a record, during the creation of the record, only if  If groups are covering that area

Name

Description

NumberAn-auto generated number which uniquely identifies the groupGroup.
Main Information
Name*The name Name of the groupGroup.
Classification*A classification An informational Classification of the group Group which can either be internal or external'Internal' or 'External' (no other usage in the System).
Alternative Code*The alternative code of the groupAlternative Code of the Group. Unless otherwise specified, the Alternative Codes for new entries default to the Name initials in capital letters.
DescriptionA description of the groupDescription of the Group.
Community*

The Community that the specific Group belongs to.

Contact Information
Contact Information*

The contact details for that group. It can be a company or a person

Community *

(company or person) for the specific Group.

Note

A new Contact Information must be created as an existing one cannot be used.
Use ADD MORE INFORMATIONto open the Contact Information Data Entry page.

Covered Geographical Areas

Defines a list of geographical areas which are covered by the specific Group. 

Note

Mandatory on Conditions: This information is mandatory if the "Set as Owner Group automatically based on Covered Geographical Areas" option is enabled. A Group might be covering more than one geographical area.

 

Set as Owner Group automatically based on Covered Geographical Areas

If enabled

, the specific

Group will automatically be set as the of owner

of newly created records provided that the location of the customer is within the covered geographical area.

 

Note
  • If more than one

A section that displays all the units that belong the group. The section includes the following fields:

  • No.
  • Name
  • Group
  • Path
  • Description
    • Group covers the area in question, then the automatic assignment is not performed.
    Units
    • This only concerns Explicit Viewing Entities. The Geographical Area information is compared to the location each Entity's distinct address.
    Explicit Viewing EntitiesEntity address compared against Geographical Area

    Subscription

    Subscription Location

    Job

    Job Location

    Accounts Receivable

    All available Addresses of the related Contact Information ('Active' and 'Inactive').

    Communications

    All available Addresses of the related Contact Information ('Active' and 'Inactive').

    Contact Information

    All available Addresses of the related Contact Information ('Active' and 'Inactive').

    Leads

    All available Addresses of the related Contact Information ('Active' and 'Inactive').

    Activities

    All available Addresses of the related Contact Information ('Active' and 'Inactive').

    Service Requests

    All available Addresses of the related Contact Information ('Active' and 'Inactive').

    Resource Plans

    Not set automatically

    Warehouses

    Not set automatically
    Reward OffersNot set automatically
    AreaThe area covered by the Geographical Area.
    DistrictThe district covered by the Geographical Area.
    Town / CityThe town/city covered by the Geographical Area.

    Units

    Units

    Displays all the Units that belong to the Community. The following information is available and read-only:

    • Number
    • Name
    • Group
    • Description
    Note

    Units can be added to a

    group

    Group through the

    Add new Unit action which is available through the Actions menu

    Groups page or the

    units

    Units page.

    Users

    Users

    A section that displays Displays all the users Users that belong to the groupCommunity. The section includes the following fieldsfollowing information is available and read-only:

    • Person Name
    • Username
    Note

    Users can be added to a

    units

    Unit through the

    users page
    Log informationLog details for the group which includes the global log details component
    Covered Geographical Areas

    It defines a list of geographical areas which are covered by the specific Group. 
    Mandatory on conditions: This information is mandatory only if the "Set as Owner Group automatically based on Covered Geographical Areas" option is enabled. A group might be covering more than one geographical areas.

    AreaThe area of the covered geographical area
    DistrictThe district of the covered geographical area
    Town / CityThe town / city of the covered geographical area

     

    Creating & Saving, Validations & Restrictions

    ActionValidationsRestrictionsAdditional Information
    Create
    •  
     
    •  
    Save 
    •  
    •  

     

    Creating an Accounts Receivable 

     

  • Search using the criteria available in the summary page
  • From the top menu click on the New to open the Groups data entry page
  • Rest of the steps
  • ATTACHMENTS

    Include PageAttachments - GlobalAttachments - Global

    LOG INFORMATION

    The following information is automatically set by the system on saving the Groups

    Include PageLog Information - GlobalLog Information - Global
  • From the Action Menu click on Save
  • System Processing

     

    NoteVisit /wiki/spaces/WIP/pages/10010220 Groups for business examples related to Creating Groups

    Units or Users page.

    Log Information
    Log DetailsThe standard set of Log Details information available in all entities.

    Additional Actions for Groups

    Add New Unit

    New Units can be added to the Group directly through the Group page.

    1. Navigate to Groups.
    2. Search for the Group you would like to create a Unit for and click on its Number to go to the Data Entry page.
    3. From the Actions Menu click on Actions > Add New Unit.
      1. A modal window will open.
      2. Follow the process of creating a new Unit.
      3. Click on SAVE.
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