The Groups area allows you to search for the groups you can access (public groups on the portal or private groups you belong to). You can search for groups in the following ways:

•  List all

•  Search for groups

•  Category

•  Hierarchy

The system allows you to search for public portal groups or private groups you belong to in four different ways:

•  List all: Shows all the groups you can access (private groups you are a member of and other public groups on the portal).

•  Search for groups: Allows you to look for a group by entering one or more words from its name.

•  Category: You can see groups classified by category. You can navigate through the categories and their respective sub-categories until you reach the group you want. The portal administrator determines the categories of groups.

•  Hierarchy: The different groups and sub-groups are shown hierarchically, from higher to lower, using pull-down menus.

a) To list all:

1- Go to Groups > All groups (pull-down list).

2- This is the default view once you are in the Groups area. You can also see it by using the Summary option from the menu on the left of the screen.

b) To Search for groups:

1- Go to Groups > Search for groups. You can use term search to find groups, entering one or more words from the group's name (the string must be typed as it appears). It is not case sensitive.

2- If the list of results you obtain from a search is too long, you can see a list of categories in the all categories pull-down list.

3- Select one and click on the icon beside it , and you will see a list containing only the groups belonging to the category chosen.

c) To search for groups by category:

1- Go to Groups > Groups by category (menu on the left of the screen).

2- Once you are in the Groups by category area, you will see the groups you have access to (private and public) and you can navigate through the groups and sub-groups until you find the group you want.

Note: If the portal administrators have not set up categories to classify the groups, the view will be very similar to the default view (Index or List all).

d) To search for groups by hierarchy:

1- Go to Groups > Summary (menu on the left of the screen).