Import user groups from external directory services

You must explicitly import your external directory groups to PE by adding the group by its name.

1. In the console, on the Access control page, click the User groups tab.

   User groups is available only if you have established a connection with an external directory.

2. If you have multiple LDAP directories, select the directory that has the group you want to import.
3. In the Login field, enter the name of a group from your external directory.
4. Click Add group.
   Immediately after importing a group, the group has neither roles nor user members.

   Group members populate when users who belongs to the group log in to PE.

   You must Assign user groups to user roles to grant permissions to the members of this group. If you don't assign a role, the members of this group can't do anything in PE.

   If you disconnect an LDAP directory that has imported groups, all users and groups associated with that directory are removed from PE RBAC.

5. Repeat these steps to import more groups.