Groups

User groups are used for permission management, process flow as well internally by modules for user grouping. There should be no fear of creating too many user groups. A well structured user group management is key for maintaining permissions and efficient work flow. Don't be afraid to implement many groups for all kinds of purposes.

User groups cannot inherit permissions of other user groups. The reason for this is that it becomes difficult to keep track of all of the inheritances and dependencies.

Permissions in general are following the whitelist approach. You cannot assign permissions that block users from performing or accessing sensitive data and functions, it's only possible to grant users the permissions for accessing these. It's highly recommended to only grant permissions to a group/user in a step-by-step approach. All changes to groups and permissions for user accounts are logged and can be documented with comments as well documents through file upload.