Groups organize users into logical entities, allowing you to treat all of them as a single entity. You can communicate with the users of a group directly, assign them courses, or see reports about them. Groups come with mass actions to synchronize their users with their courses. 

The Groups section shows a tabular listing of all existing groups, allowing you to edit or delete them (1) and add a new one. You can add a group with the 'Add Group' (2) button by setting a name, selecting an optional branch, and entering a short description.

Some advanced options can be set for a group, such as a unique group key (which can be shared with the Learners to allow them to register for the group’s classes) and an optional limit of the maximum key uses (for groups where a limited learner membership is desired).

After selecting a group from the list of groups, you can update its basic and advanced information and see the Users and Courses assigned to the group. You also have the option to mass-enroll all of the group users in the group’s courses.

Default Groups

When creating/updating a group, through the Advanced settings, you can set it to be treated as the 'Default system group' (1). This means that every new user that is created in the system will be added to this group. Consequently, the user will be automatically enrolled in the Group's courses and curricula.

Group keys

The group properties page, under the advanced settings section, provides the possibility to define a unique 'Group key' (1). What this does is that it allows for any user who knows this key to joinl this group. This is useful if you want users to be automatically enrolled in some courses. You can also limit the times a group key can be used by setting a value other than zero in 'Maximum key uses' (2).