{"id":99,"date":"2019-10-29T18:15:49","date_gmt":"2019-10-29T18:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dlac.grinnell.edu\/arcgisonline\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2026-02-24T22:46:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T22:46:34","slug":"groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dlac.grinnell.edu\/arcgisonline\/getting-started-with-arcgis-online\/groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started With Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t

Table of Contents<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t
\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
  1. What Are Groups?<\/a><\/li>
  2. What Are Shared Update Groups?<\/a><\/li>
  3. Creating a Group<\/a><\/li>
  4. Editing Group Properties and Settings<\/a><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t

    What Are Groups?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Groups are a collection of items, often related to a specific region, subject, or project, that are created and managed by the group owner. If you have privileges to create groups, you decide who can find your groups, whether others can request to join, whether members can update items shared with the group, who can contribute content, and the type of items (for example, maps or layers) displayed by default in the group. You also have control over items shared with the group and can invite others to join, even if your group doesn’t accept membership requests. Default administrators can also restrict who can see the list of group members and restrict members from leaving the group.<\/p>

    Please note that unless a group is a shared update group<\/strong> (more below), groups members can share maps and items with each other but cannot collaboratively edit these maps and items.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t

    What Are Shared Update Groups?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Organization administrators can create groups that allow members to update items that are shared with the group. These shared update groups are useful in collaborative situations in which multiple people need to update the same item\u2014for example, shift workers in operations centers who need to update the maps underlying their apps and dashboards.<\/p>

    To request the creation of a shared update group at Grinnell, simply speak with a DLAC staff member (dlac@grinnell.edu) or put in a Help Desk ticket (via email at\u00a0ITservices@Grinnell.edu<\/a>\u00a0or online at\u00a0Help.Grinnell.edu<\/a>) with ITS.<\/p>

    When members share an item<\/a> with a shared update group, they remain the owner of the item. Other group members can update the item. Updates to an item include changes to the item details and updates to the content. For example, they can add layers to a map and save the map with the updated content.<\/p>

    Caution: At this time, shared update groups are intended for updating item details and the contents of maps, apps, and scenes. Some updates are reserved for the item owner or administrator (such as moving, sharing, or deleting an item and changing ownership). However, members of this group also have elevated privileges, such as the ability to edit the contents of hosted feature layers, alter editor tracking settings, enable or disable attachments, and alter the layer’s schema.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t
    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t

    Creating a Group<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t
    \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

    Please note that you cannot create a shared update group on your own: an ArcGIS administrator must do this for you. Groups Users create on their own will share content with group members, but will not allow for collaborative editing, and this setting cannot be turned on retroactively. Talk to a DLAC staff member if you would like to to request the creation of a shared update group for collaborative editing.<\/p>

    To create a group, complete the following steps:<\/p>

    1. Verify that you are signed in and have privileges<\/a> to create groups.<\/li>
    2. Click Groups at the top of the site and click Create group on the My Groups tab.<\/li>
    3. Add a thumbnail image to represent the group (optional).<\/li>
    4. Provide a group name and tags. You can also add a short summary.<\/li>
    5. For Who can be in this group?<\/span>, select one of the following: