Groups are a common way of managing users in any information system. While groups are usually based on positions and responsibilities within an organization, it is important to note that groups simply represent a collection of users. In JIRA, groups provide an effective way to apply configuration settings, such as permissions and notifications, to users.
Groups are global in JIRA—this means that, if you belong to the jira-administrators group, you will always be in that group regardless of the project you are accessing.
In this recipe, we will look at how to create a new group and add users to it.
Proceed with the following steps to create a new group:
- Navigate to Administration | User management | Groups.
- Enter the new group's name under the Add group section.
- Click on the Add group button.
Proceed with the following steps to add users to a group:
- Navigate to Administration | User management | Groups.
- Click on the Edit members link for the group you want to manage.
- Type in the usernames for the users you want to add to the group. You can click on select user icon, and use the user picker to find your users.
- Click on the Add selected users button to add users to the group, as shown in the following screenshot:
By editing the group's membership directly, you can add and remove multiple users to and from a group in one go. However, sometimes you only need to update a single user's group membership; in these cases, you might find it easier to manage this edit option via the user's group membership interface. Proceed with the following steps to edit user groups:
- Navigate to Administration | User management | Users.
- Select the Edit user groups option from the ... menu for the user you want to manage.
- Enter the name of the group you want to add the user to. JIRA provides a type-ahead feature to help you find the group you want.
- Click on the Join selected groups button to add users to the group, as shown in the following screenshot:
