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jimwall

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Can't figure out how to subscribe to groups
September 05, 2008, 09:28:42 pm
When I sign in a user, I can go to the Contact Dashbord.  On the dashboard I get this message:  You are not currently subscribed to any Groups.

How do I get the user subscribed to groups?

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Deepak Srivastava

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Re: Can't figure out how to subscribe to groups
September 06, 2008, 12:30:05 am
Don't you see any "Join a Group" option just below that message ? If not probably there are no groups created which you could join and hence you don't see that option.
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jimwall

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Re: Can't figure out how to subscribe to groups
September 06, 2008, 07:48:14 am
When I changed the View option on the Group to Public the groups appeared on the dashboard.  I wanted the groups to appear only to an authorized member.  I guess I will figure that out later.

I am really happy with how CiviCRM works so far and I will be happy when I understand the sysem well enough so that I can understand the inline comments and documentation.

My next task is to provide access to contact lists for a certain group of users.  I have a group called "Board Members" and I want them to have access to the contact functions for updating contacts, viewing lists and making lists etc..  Any hints on doing that will be appreciated.

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Re: Can't figure out how to subscribe to groups
September 06, 2008, 09:38:37 am
ACLs can be of great help there - http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Access+Control
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jimwall

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Re: Can't figure out how to subscribe to groups
September 06, 2008, 10:02:04 am
Access Control not Available in Joomla! Installations

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Re: Can't figure out how to subscribe to groups
September 08, 2008, 03:26:06 pm
You should check out what can be done with the CiviCRM Profile search and listings features:

Depending on how much functionality you need for Board Members - you may be able to accomplish this with Profiles - and use the built-in Joomla menu item access controls to expose links to these Profile(s) for the appropriate users.

http://wiki.civicrm.org/confluence/display/CRMDOC/Profiles+Admin
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