A group is a collection of entities: either people or other groups.
There are two relationships within a group: Direct Member and Indirect Member.
A person added to a group is a Direct Member.
If Group A is added to Group B, then Group A is a Direct Member of Group B, and all entities in Group A are Indirect Members of Group B.
Example: All members of the "Building-Access" group are permitted door access to a specific building on campus. An individual added to that group is a direct member. Let's say two building maintenance workers are direct members.
In addition to these direct members, the "Building-Access" group also includes two group entities –the "All Faculty" and "All-Staff" managed groups. These are indirect members of the Building-Access group.
Both direct and indirect members will have access to the specific campus building.
When a new staff or faculty member is added to the "All Staff" or "All Faculty" group, they will automatically be given proper privileges in Building-Access.
