Overview

This article explains the types of groups in Jive.

 

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Information

A group's type determines who can join, see content, participate, and invite new members. Unlike spaces, which use permissions to determine access, social groups rely primarily on membership to determine access. Because groups do not exist inside spaces, they do not inherit any space permissions.

Note that group owners and community managers can change the settings for a group after it is created.

Use the following tables to help you understand the different types of groups that can be created in the community. Most communities use the group scheme in the first table. If your community has enabled Group Membership Evolution, you will see Public and Private as the main group types and should use the second table.

 

If you have Members Only and Secret Groups

 

	Secret	Private	Members Only	Open
What is visible to non-members?	None	Group name only	All	All (no membership)
Who can see the content?	Member	Member	Anyone	Anyone
Who can participate?	Member	Member	Anyone can interact with content and create discussions and questions. Only members can create other content types	Anyone
Who can invite new members?	Member or administrator	Member or administrator	Member or administrator	Anyone
Who can approve new members?	Administrator	Administrator	No membership	No membership

 

If you have Public and Private Unlisted groups 

 

	Private Unlisted	Private	Public Restricted	Public
What is visible to non-members?	None	Group name only	All	All (no membership)
Who can see the content?	Member	Member	Anyone	Anyone
Who can participate?	Member	Member	Anyone can interact with content and create discussions and questions. Only members can create other content types	Anyone
Who can invite new members?	Member or administrator	Member or administrator	Member or administrator	Anyone
Who can approve new members?	Administrator	Administrator	No membership	No membership

 

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