Defining, Editing, or Disabling Import Settings of Existing User Groups

You can also import users to existing user groups in M-Files.

Or you can edit the synchronization settings of previously imported user groups. If the user group on the domain is changed (it is for instance renamed or the grouping is changed), the earlier imported M-Files user group can be merged with the new user group on the domain. This preserves the identity of the M-Files user group regardless of changes in the domain user group, and the permissions related to it can remain the same.

If you no longer wish to import users to a specific user group, you can also disable user group synchronization altogether.

  1. Open M-Files Admin.
  2. In the left-side tree view, expand a connection to M-Files server.
  3. Expand Document Vaults.
  4. Expand a vault.
  5. Click User Groups and then, on the User Groups list, double-click a user group that you want to edit.
    Result:The User Group Properties dialog is opened.
  6. Either:
    If you want toDo the following
    Import to users an existing user group Check the Group members are synchronized from the domain check box, click the Define... button and then define the import settings in the dialog that is opened. See Importing User Groups for specific instructions on import settings. After you are done, click OK.
    Edit the import settings of a previously imported user group Click Define... and modify the settings in the dialog that is opened. See Importing User Groups for specific instructions on import settings. After you are done, click OK.
    Disable user group synchronization for a user group Uncheck the Group members are synchronized from the domain check box.
  7. Click OK to save your changes and close the User Group Properties dialog.