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What's All This Then?The information on this page is presented in the context of using CornellAD reference groups to set sharing permissions to Exchange calendars and mail folders, or to use them as a way of sending email to the entire group.
Only Primary Admins can create/manage Dynamic groups in ARS. Learn more about the differences between Primary and Delegated DoCIDs.There are many ways to use dynamic groups. Here we'll describe how to set up dynamic groups for a few common situations.
Only Primary Admins can create/manage Dynamic groups in ARS. Learn more about the differences between Primary and Delegated DoCIDs.The act of turning a basic group into a dynamic group removes all existing members from the group, so we recommend creating a brand-new group (with no members), rather…
Setting up a dynamic group can be a complicated process. CIT's Identity Management group will be happy to help you.The simplest way to make someone (or an object) a member of a group is to add them to that group manually. If conditions change and they should no longer be a member, you remove them…
The Quest ARS web interface supports the following browsers:Firefox (current release)Chrome (current release)Edge (current release)Whichever browser you use, JavaScript and cookies must be enabled.
There are two levels of control over the properties of a group. The vendor's documentation calls these Primary Owners and Secondary Owners.
Direct and Indirect Group MembershipGroups can contain both NetIDs and other groups. This results in nested group memberships. Members of the main group are Direct members. Members of the nested groups are Indirect members.Example
When you create groups, it's a good idea to set them up as universal groups from the start. Groups must be universal in order to mail-enable the group or add a reference group as a member.
Mail-enabling a CornellAD group allows the group to be used in two additional ways.
Every level of the Peoplesoft HR Tree has several references groups associated with it. Here's an overview of what the various suffixes mean.Employee Groupsrg.NameOfGroup.employee – all employees including the sub-groups of staff, temporary, pre-arrival, academic, faculty. Does not include outbound…
Groups (in CornellAD) give you a way to assign access rights to network resources. CornellAD reference groups allow you to do this without requiring you to maintain lists of who belongs to each group. If you use reference groups to set permissions (rather than creating a group yourself), when a…
A Cornell Network ID (or NetID) is a personal, unique identifier assigned to you. It consists of your initials followed by one or more numbers, for example, xxx99@cornell.edu. You use it, along with a password and multi-factor authentication, to obtain access to online services such as email…
Replying to a list message is just like replying to any email message, except that you must be very careful to check where your reply will go.
When list owners establish their lists, they decide where replies go. If the list has been set up for discussion, replies to messages will most likely…
For more information please see the following University Policy:
Telephone Usage Policy
Please note that the new list ownerMust be a current Cornell faculty or staff member, a current Cornell student, or a Cornell alumnus, andMust have an legitimate Cornell NetID.If these criteria cannot be met, the e-list cannot be hosted at CIT.
Any list administrator can configure an e-list to automatically distribute submitted messages to the list, or hold messages until an administrator has reviewed them. (See our List Configuration: Moderation page for details.) Let’s start with some warnings.
One of your responsibilities as a list administrator is to keep your membership roster accurate and up-to-date. Lyris will help you by keeping track of the addresses that have problems (like not accepting mail delivery). There are two parts to this.
The IT campuswide services teams provide university-wide services to support students, faculty, staff, and teaching, learning, outreach, and research business infrastructure, informational software, and video, data, and telecommunications services at Cornell by delivering efficient, reliable…
Log in to the Lyris administrator web interface. - How do I log in? - Take me to the login page.
This setting determines who, if anyone, can get a list of all the members of an e-list by using the review command.