Keeping Things Tidy Using Groups in MODX Cloud
Groups help you organize your Clouds and control access to who can manage Clouds within specific Groups.
A Cloud can belong to more than one Group.
Groups can be created inside other Groups; these Sub-groups can be nested as deeply as you like.
- Create a Group
- View and Manage a Group
- Add an Existing Cloud to a Group
- Add a New Cloud to a Group
- Remove a Cloud from a Group
Create a Group
The Create New Group dialog can be accessed from various places in the Dashboard UI.
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From your main Clouds page, click on the create a new one or add group button.
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Click on the + button in an Add to Group dialog.
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Click the add sub group button on a Group page
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Give your Group a name and a description. Optionally add members to this Group to make it a private Group. Click Create New Group and you're done!
View and Update a Group
Top level Groups are displayed in the Your Groups section of the Clouds page. Each Group is shown as a box containing a summary of Clouds in that Group. You can view a Group by clicking on the top of it's box.
Each Group page will display any Sub-groups that you have created plus any Clouds that have been assigned to the Group. Using the Group page to view and manage Sub-groups and Clouds is just like using your main Clouds page.
Edit the name and description of a Group by clicking the Edit button in the header.
Add an Existing Cloud to a Group
There are several convenient places within the Dashboard UI to add an existing Cloud to a Group.
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Add a Cloud to a Group in either manner below:
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From the Clouds grid, right-click on the Cloud name or click the gear icon for the Cloud and choose Add to Group
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From the Groups tab of the Cloud Edit page. Click Add to Group
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The Add to Group dialog will appear. Choose a Group from the drop-down or click the + button to create a new Group.
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Click the Add to Group button and you're done! If you're on the Groups tab of an Edit Cloud page, you'll see the new Group assignment right away.
Add a New Cloud to a Group
Hover over the + icon of a Group in a Group list to reveal the Add Cloud Here button. This button will take you to the New Cloud page, with the group pre-selected.
Remove a Cloud from a Group
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Clouds can be conveniently removed from Groups in two places in the Dashboard UI.
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From the Groups tab of the Cloud Edit page, view the list of Groups to which this Cloud belongs.
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Right-click on the name of the Group that you wish to remove this Cloud from, and click Remove From Group
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Or, from a Group page, right click on the Cloud you wish to remove and click Remove From Group
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The Remove From Group dialog will appear to confirm that you want to do this. Click the Remove From Group button to continue. You will briefly see a progress indicator and, when complete, the Group will be unassigned and the grid will be refreshed.