Summary
You can add BC department group members to a SharePoint group for managing permissions to sites and data. The BC department groups are automatically created and updated with data from within the HP system.
Assumption: You are a SharePoint site administrator and have permission to manage adding people to SharePoint groups.
How To view BC Department group members from a PC:
It's important that you view the members of the group before deciding to use it for permissions in SharePoint.
- Log into a Microsoft Windows 7 or later computer with your Bellevue College network credentials (NetID)
- Hold down the Windows key and the ‘e’ key at the same time (this will open a new window)
- Click on the icon in the left menu navigation pane with the title Network
- Click on Search Active Directory from the Network menu toolbar at the top of the window
- A new window opens
- In the Name field, Type BCDept
- Click Find Now
- A list of BCDept names will appear followed by a number. Look in the Description field for the department you need to reference. The Description field can be sorted alphabetically by clicking on the column name "Description"
- Double-click on the Department name group to show and verify the members of the department are what you expect. Take note of the BCDept name. It should have a naming convention similar to BCDept-xxxxx
- The BCDept name group can be used to add to a SharePoint group
Note: Contact a supervisor or Human Resources if a Department group’s membership is inaccurate.