Group memberships in NUValidate provide access to specific systems and resources such as network shares, off-campus access to restricted systems and applications. The groups are managed by the owners of the resources which require a group membership for access.
To list group members, add new members, extend the membership of existing members and remove members, first log in to NUValidate at northwestern.edu/login. Once you are on your NUValidate home page, you will find the group management functionality by clicking on the Menu icon in the upper left and clicking Manage Groups.
List Group Members
- Click the Menu icon > Manage Groups > List Group Members.
- If you administer only one or two groups, select the radio button for the appropriate group and click Continue.
If you administer three or more groups, select the group from the Select Group drop-down menu and click Continue.
- Once the Group Member Table is displayed, click Receive List In Email to have the list sent to you via email.
Adding Group Members
- Click the Menu icon > Manage Groups > Add Group Members.
- If you administer only one or two groups, select the radio button for the appropriate group and click Continue.
If you administer three or more groups, select the group from the Select Group drop-down menu and click Continue.
- Enter/Select the desired expiration date for the membership of up to one year (some groups allow up to two years).
- Enter the NetIDs, names, SES IDs, EmplIDs or email addresses of the individuals to be added to the group in the Group Selection for Adding Members To Group field until the indviduals appears in the suggestion list and click on the individual. Repeat this step until you have entered all new members in the Group Selection for Adding Members To Group field.
- Click Continue and a confirmation page is displayed.
- Click Done.
Removing Group Members
- Click the Menu icon > Manage Groups > Remove Group Members.
- If you administer only one or two groups, select the radio button for the appropriate group and click Continue.
If you administer three or more groups, select the group from the Select Group drop-down menu and click Continue.
- Enter the name, NetID, SES ID, EmplID or email address of member to be removed in the Group Selection for Removing Members From Group field or click the drop-down arrow to the right of the field to select the member to be removed. Repeat this step until you have entered all of the members to be removed from the group.
- Click Continue and a confirmation page is displayed.
- Click Done.
Extending Group Membership
- Click the Menu icon > Manage Groups > Extend Group Members.
- If you administer only one or two groups, select the radio button for the appropriate group and click Continue.
If you administer three or more groups, select the group from the Select Group drop-down menu and click Continue.
- Enter the name, NetID, SES ID, EmplID or email address of member to be removed in the Group Selection for Extending Members in Group field or click the drop-down arrow to the right of the field to select the member to be removed. Repeat this step until you have entered all of the members for whom you are extending membership.
- Click Continue > Done and a confirmation email message will be sent to you.
Adding, Removing or Extending Group Membership in Bulk
- Click the Menu icon > Manage Groups > Bulk Add/Remove/Extend Groups.
- If you administer only one or two groups, select the radio button for the appropriate group and click Continue.
If you administer three or more groups, select the group from the Select Group drop-down menu and click Continue.
- If the group selected has no expiration dates, choose either the Add or Remove radio button as desired; otherwise select the type of bulk action from the Select Action drop-down menu.
- Enter the NetIDs, SES IDs or EmplIDs in the Add/Extend/Remove Members for Bulk Action field in column format with one ID per line, set the desired expiration date (if applicable) and click Continue.
- Once the confirmation page is displayed, click Done.