Media Groups

Media items in iCM are organised into groups.

Groups allow you to secure sets of media to different website users, control which iCM users are able to create, edit or view different media items, and also specify which media roots will be returned in the site search results.

Creating and Editing a Group

To create a media group, right click on an existing group (or the root MEDIA folder) and click "Create a group". To edit an existing group, double-click on it.

You'll need to give your group a name, which will be visible in the various menus around iCM.

You can move a media group by selecting a new parent.

Security

The "Site Security" tab lets you pick the groups of website users who will be able to see the media items in this group when they are published on your site. Users who are not members of any of the listed groups will not be able to see these media items.

Use the "Select" button to add website user groups to this media group. Highlight a user group and click "Remove" to remove it.

If you press the select button you'll see a list of all of the user groups in iCM. Current groups with access to this media group are highlighted. Double-clicking on groups in this list is a quick way to add or remove them. There's also a search control.

If you create a media group beneath an existing media group, that group will inherit the security settings of its parent group. Be careful though. If you secure a media group that is is beneath an existing secure group, website users will need to pass the security checks for both media groups before they can see the content. See Site Groups and Users for a more detailed explanation of website user security.

Deleting a Media Group

To delete a group, right-click on it and select "Delete this group".

If you delete a media group, all of the items in it will also be deleted.

To restore a deleted group, see Media Version History.