# User Group Prerequisites

It is possible to create several user groups in ToolsTalk 2. Each of the user groups can be given different user rights to create, read, update and delete parameters, configurations and folders in ToolsTalk 2.

A network administrator in the company IT department must create one or more Active Directory (AD) groups. An AD group can be assigned to one user group in ToolsTalk 2. Each user group in ToolsTalk 2 can be given one unique set of user rights.

Thus, for every combination of ToolsTalk 2 user rights one AD group must be created. Individual users are assigned to one or more AD groups. All members in the user group have the same user rights in ToolsTalk 2

For example, create the following four groups:

- Operators on line 1.

- Line manager for line 1.

- Factory production engineer.

- Production quality manager.

Individual users are assigned to one or more of the groups.

Create also four user groups in ToolsTalk 2 (using the same group names). To each user group one AD group is assigned. Create the following user rights:

- Operators on line 1; can only see tightening results from line 1, and can not change any configuration parameters.

- Line manager for line 1; can see all controllers and has additional user rights to change configuration parameters for controllers on line 1.

- Factory production engineer; can change configuration parameters on line 1 and line 2, but can not see all tightening results.

- Production quality manager; can see all the tightening results and event logs from the entire factory.