How to Configure Group List+

About the Group List+

With Group List+, when placed on a group page, our widget can be set by a toggle switch to show the accessing member their private or public groups. This is a great way to provide users with easy access to all groups in the site as well as the private groups they are a part of. 

 

Group List Plus Product Image Overview

 

Key Features: 

  1. Can display as many groups as you choose 

  2. Can display groups in either a list or thumbnail view

  3. Sort the group list using filters 

 

 


Setup and Configuration

Add the Tile

The Group List+ requires one place in Verint to set up:

Add a new widget to the page 

  • Navigate to the group, space or project

  • Click on the pencil icon ()> Manage group theme > edit this page 

Hover Over the Pencil Icon
  • Search for the Group List by SE Widget 

  • Hold down the mouse on the widget names (Private and Public Groups) and drag it them onto the page where you want to display it 

 


Configuring the Widget (Generating a new Group List)

While configuring the widget, DO NOT click off the white popup box or you will lose your configurations and will need to click the gear to edit and start again.

Public Group Setup and Configuration 


Now that you have the widgets placed on the page you will need to navigate to the configuration of the widget. To do so navigate to the widget you want (edit the page) and click on the cog in the corner of the widget. 

 

Widget Title 

Choose a title for your widget and type it in under the widget title. This is fully customizable and you can call the widget whatever you would like. Pictured below is the widget with the widget title displaying and how to get it to display. 



How to Display Widget Title 

  • Click on the pencil icon in the top left of the screen → click Manage site theme → click edit this page 

  • Navigate to the configuration panel of the widget and click on the format icon → click top border and header 

 

Show

  • There are three options for types of groups to be displayed within the widget. 

    • Current Contextual Group’s Subgroups 

    • Current Contextual User’s Groups 

    • Accessing User’s Groups 

  • NOTE: We recommend that to display a list of all of the public groups to use Accessing User’s Groups 

 

View Type

There are two view types to choose from: list and thumbnail. Pictured below are those two view types. 

List

Thumbnail


Sort by

There are two different options that can be used to sort the list: Alphabetical and by Last Updated Date. 

 

Sort Order

Lists of groups can further be sorted by the sort order which includes ascending and descending. For example, if alphabetical was chosen for the sort by and ascending was chosen for the sort order it would be sorted from a→ z. 

 

Number of Items to Display 

Choose how any groups do display within the widget. For list view the recommended amount is 10 whereas for thumbnail its suggested to have any multiple of 4 as it fills in and aligns in the widget. 

 

Enable Paging 

If you choose to only show 5 groups (items) then there will be arrows to page over to the next set of groups (items). An example is pictured below: 

 

 




Private Group Setup and Configuration 

Now that you have the widgets placed on the page you will need to navigate to the configuration of the widget. To do so navigate to the widget you want (edit the page) and click on the cog in the corner of the widget. 

Widget Title 

Choose a title for your widget and type it in under the widget title. This is fully customizable and you can call the widget whatever you would like. Pictured below is the widget with the widget title displaying and how to get it to display. 

How to Display Widget Title 

  • Click on the pencil icon in the top left of the screen → click Manage site theme → click edit this page 

  • Navigate to the configuration panel of the widget and click on the format icon → click top border and header 

 

Show

There are three options for types of groups to be displayed within the widget. 

  1. Current Contextual Group’s Subgroups 

  2. Current Contextual User’s Groups 

  3. Accessing User’s Groups 

NOTE: We recommend that to display a list of all of the public groups to use Accessing User’s Groups 

 

View Type

There are two view types to choose from: list and thumbnail. Pictured below are those two view types. 

List

Thumbnail



Sort by

There are two different options that can be used to sort the list: Alphabetical and by Last Updated Date.

 

Sort Order

Lists of groups can further be sorted by the sort order which includes ascending and descending. For example, if alphabetical was chosen for the sort by and ascending was chosen for the sort order it would be sorted from a→ z. 

 

Number of Items to Display 

Choose how any groups do display within the widget. For list view the recommended amount is 10 whereas for thumbnail its suggested to have any multiple of 4 as it fills in and aligns in the widget. 

 

Enable Paging 

If you choose to only show 5 groups (items) then there will be arrows to page over to the next set of groups (items). An example is pictured below: 






How to Publish the Widget 

  1. Navigate to the widget configuration menu

  2. Press save 



3. Navigate back to the side menu (where the pencil icon is) and click Publish 

 




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