Active Directory Department Group Members for SharePoint permission

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.

1. Log into a Microsoft Windows 7 or later computer with your Bellevue College network credentials (NetID)
2. Hold down the Windows key and the ‘e’ key at the same time (this will open a new window)
3. Click on the icon in the left menu navigation pane with the title Network
4. Click on Search Active Directory from the Network menu toolbar at the top of the window
5. A new window opens
6. In the Name field, Type BCDept 
7. Click Find Now
8.  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"
9. 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
10. 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.