Managing groups and roles
Groups are a common way of managing users in any information system. A group represents a collection of users, usually based on their positions and responsibilities within the organization. In Jira, groups provide an effective way to apply configuration settings, such as permissions and notifications, to users.
Groups are global in Jira, which is something that should not be confused with project roles (which we will discuss later). This means that if you belong to the jira-administrators group, then you will always be in that group regardless of which project you are accessing. You will see in later sections how this is different from project roles.
Managing groups
As with the user browser, the group browser allows you to search, add, and configure groups within Jira. Here’s how to access this:
- Browse to the Jira administration console.
- Select the User management tab and then the Groups option. This will bring up the Group Browser...
