If you have the permission to create groups (for the permissions of iPortal, see: Roles, User Types and Permissions), you can decide who can find your groups, whether others can apply to join your groups, whether the joining requests need to be reviewed, and who can contribute resources.
To create a group, log in to iPortal, on the homepage, click "Groups", then click "Create Group" on the right side, and fill in the following information:
- Avatar. You can upload a picture as the group avatar. The uploaded image format supports PNG and JPG. The recommended size of the image is 72*72 pixels.
- Group basic information, including name, tags, and description. The group name is not allowed to duplicate the group name already in the portal.
- Set the resource contributors. You can choose one of the options: Creator (only the group creator can share resources with the group) , or All members (all of the group members can share resources with the group).
- Select the group type: private or public.
- A private group means only the group creator can invite members; other users cannot search for, view, or apply to join the group.
- A public group means members can be invited to join the group or apply to join the group. If you set the group to be public, you can also decide whether to open the group joining requests approval. The group joining requests function is disabled by default
- Click the "Create" button. A prompt "The operation is successful!" indicates that you have successfully created a group, and the system will automatically jump to the group resource page, where you can see your successfully created group.