### Managing groups

To manage groups, you must be a member of the administrator role in order to access the JReport Administration page. Then, on the JReport Administration page, click Security on the system toolbar and select Group from the drop-down menu to display the Group panel, where you can manage the groups as required. See the panel.

The following topics explain how to manage a group.

#### Creating a new group

1. In the Security > Realm panel, select a realm to which you want to add the group.
2. In the Security > Group panel, click the Create a New Group link.
3. In the New Group dialog, specify the settings for the new group.
4. When done, click OK, and the new group will then be added into the group list table.
5. Click Security > Group to return to the group list table.

#### Modifying a group

1. In the Security > Realm panel, select the realm in which the group is.
2. In the Security > Group panel, click the name of the group.
3. In the Edit Group dialog, edit the group information as required.
4. When done, click OK to accept the changes.

#### Editing members of a group

You can edit members of a group, such as adding a new member, or removing a member from the group.

To edit the members in a group:

1. In the Security > Realm panel, select the realm in which the group is.
2. In the Security > Group panel, browse to the specific group, and then click the member(s) link.
3. Edit the members of the group as follows:
   - To remove a member from the group, check the member and then click the Remove button.
   - To add a member to the group, click the Add Members link, check the new member, and then click the Add button.

Notes:

- A group can have more than one child member and parent member.
- A parent member cannot be added to the current group as its child member.

#### Deleting a group

If you find a group is no longer required, you can delete it by clicking the corresponding Delete link in the Control column of the group list table. However, groups that are not empty, having child members or parent members, cannot be deleted.