# User Groups Overview

This feature is only visible for users that have user rights as Administrator in ToolsTalk 2.

The User group function in ToolsTalk 2 provides the following functions:

- Creating or deleting user groups.

- Assigning user access rights to folders and controllers.

- Assigning user rights to change controller configurations and parameter settings.

- Assigning user rights to distribute library functions to several controllers and ToolsTalk 2 administrative tasks.

## Viewing the user groups:

1. Select System administration in the left menu bar.

2. Select User group in the top menu bar.

Each row in the workspace table represents one user group that can be given different user rights.

The columns have the following headers from left to right:

Column | Description
--- | ---
Check box | To select or deselect a user group.
Name | User group name.
Description | Optional field.
AD group | Active Directory group name. Created by the IT department.
| Not an actual column. The list of configurations can be sorted in rising or falling alphabetical order, numerical order or time order. Click on the table header row to make an arrow visible and click on the arrow to change the current sorting direction. One arrow is shown at a time.

The top row in the table is named Administrators. This user group cannot be deleted.

Command | Description
--- | ---
Add | Create a new user group. A dialog window opens.
Delete | Delete one or more user groups from the group table.