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PhilippeColombe's avatar
PhilippeColombe
Explorer | Level 4
2 years ago

Mass assign an existing member to our Team Groups. Possible?

Hi,

Is it possible to use the member import to assign an existing member to existing groups ? We use groups to give access rights and I would like to add an existing member in a lot of groups, if I could save time by avoiding making it one group by one group it would be great ðŸ˜…

Thanks for your help

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
    2 years ago

    Hey PhilippeColombe, gotcha! 

     

    The answer is yes! 

     

    After clarifying that you're referring to the .csv option, I can confirm that you can do it that way.

     

    If you have any other questions, let me know!

  • Megan's avatar
    Megan
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    Hey there, PhilippeColombe, welcome to our Community! 

     

    If you could clarify a bit more about the member import feature, and which one you're referring to, that'd be amazing.

     

    As far as I'm aware, the only way to add a member to a group, would be if you added said member to each individual group. 

     

    I'm waiting for your response, and we'll take it from there! 

    • PhilippeColombe's avatar
      PhilippeColombe
      Explorer | Level 4

      Hi Megan,

      Thanks for your answer. My need is to assign an existing member to many groups (say 30) at once. But I understand it's not possible. The only way to assign a member to several groups at once seems to be when inviting A NEW MEMBER to join the team. In my case could it be the solution to delete the member and invite him(her) again afterwards with all the groups assignment I need ?

      • Megan's avatar
        Megan
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        Hi PhilippeColombe, when you add a new user to the Team, the member is automatically assigned to the "Everyone at (team name)" group, not all of them. 

         

        This group is created automatically and includes invited members. If you wish to add them to more groups, you'd need to do it manually. 

         

        I hope this clarifies!

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