PLATFORM - Administration (Web) > Users > Creating and Managing a Person Group > Defining a Person Group
Defining a Person Group
A Person Group is a list of persons belonging to the same group.
*For detailed information on:
- the characteristics of a person, see Person Properties.
- the characteristics of a person group, see Person Group Properties.
- the characteristics of a login, see Login Properties (Person Group).
- the person group types, see Authentication Group.
A person group can be created:
• statically
• dynamically
 
To configure a person group, you must:
• assign a profile to the person group
You can also:
• define a default connection group
• connect the person group to a reading area
• connect the person group to a writing area
• define the data language of the person group
• modify the properties of the persons group
Adding persons to a static person group 
Case of a person group created statically.
To add persons to a Person Group:
1. Access the Characteristics property page of the person group.
2. In the Persons section, click Connect .
*To add a person not yet created, click New , see Creating a User.
3. Use the search tool to select the persons in the result list.
These persons must have a login to be able to connect.
*A person belonging to a group connects to the application with its login. A person without a login cannot connect to an application.
*Use the [Ctrl] key to select more than one person at the same time.
4. Click Connect.
The person(s) are added to the person group.
Defining a dynamic person group (SSO) 
*A dynamic group is a group that computes the users of a group on the fly (see Connection request and user created on the fly).
*For information on person group types, see Authentication Group.
In the case of a person group created dynamically, the Authentication group attribute enables to define the authentication group (SSO) that defines this person group. The persons belonging to this group (SSO) use the configuration defined on the person group.
 
Prerequisite: the SSO authentication group is already created.
To define a dynamic Person group (SSO):
1. Access the Characteristics property page of the person group.
2. In the Authentication Group field, click the arrow and connect the required authentication group.
3. Click OK.
The dynamic person group is configured with SSO.
Defining a default connection group 
*For information on person group types, see Authentication Group.
A default person group is required for persons with the "Belongs to a person group" attribute selected, but who are not listed in any group.
*No person group is provided at HOPEX installation. See Creating a Person Group.
To define a default connection group:
1. Access the property pages of the person group.
2. Select Characteristics.
3. Select Default connection group option.