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Go to Admin > Permissions.
Click Add Group.
In Group Name enter a name for the group.
In Description, enter a description.
In Default Semester, optionally select the default semester to show in drop downs such as course registration.
In Default Dashboard, optionally select the default dashboard to show upon logging in to Campus Cafe. If no dashboard is chosen, the value in Entry_Page in Adjustable Text Maintenance will be shown. For the default dashboard to take effect, Refresh Data Cache must be run. This automatically runs each night but may be run manually by navigating to Admin > Refresh Data Cache.
In Default Texting Member:Template select an activity tracking template that will be used to send a text message if no other activity tracking template is chosen when a text is sent. Texting requires a third-party contract with MessageMedia.
Click Save
Custom Portal Entry Page for Different Permission Groups
On the Permission Group Create/Edit screen, there is an html box that allows the Default Entry Page HTML from the Adjustable Text Maintenance settings to be overwritten for a specific Permission Group. What this allows an institution to do is set up different portal pages with different links, pictures, etc. based on a permission group. e.g. an “Applicant” permission group can have a different set of links vs. an Accepted or Enrolled students.
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Copy permission group
Copying a permission group duplicates all access of the original group. This is helpful if creating a group from a delivered group or creating a tweaked version of an existing group.
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