The Distribution Groups can be used when ordering reports to distribute the report to a group of users. All available Distribution Groups are displayed in a tree structure. When a group is selected the properties of that group is displayed to the right. General information about the distribution group is shown at the top of the right part of the page. The current members of the group are shown below the general information.
Figure 1. Example Distribution Group
You will only be able to manage Distribution Groups if you are authorized to do so.
The Distribution Groups are available in the Print dialog, read more in Order Report.
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Select the root node of the distribution groups tree. Right-click and select Add new distribution Group from the context menu. The dialog below is displayed:
Figure 2. Create new Distribution Group dialog.
Specify the Access Protection.
Access protection controls the distribution of reports. Depending on the access protection level the actions the current user can take as well as the information displayed to him will differ, the following options are available:
For all groups the access protection and the description etc can be changed only by the group owner.
Click OK to add the group. You are set as the owner of this group.
There are two different options to add members to the group:
The added users are shown in the Group Members box.
Figure 3. Add Members to Distribution Group