Edit a group
Which user management experience do you have?
To check, go to your organization at admin.atlassian.com and select Directory. If the Users and Groups lists are found here, then you are using the centralized user management. Learn more about the centralized user management
Centralized | Original |
As an organization admin, Users is found under Directory tab.  | As a site administrator or organization admin, Users is found under Product site.  |
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Update name or description
Who can do this? |
To edit the group name and description:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Select Directory > Groups.
Select the group with the details you want to edit.
Select the More actions icon (•••) next to Add group members.
Select Edit group name to rename the group.
Select Edit description to change the description.
Select Save changes.
Editing group names is currently a beta feature, here’s some things to keep in mind:
You can’t edit the name of a group if it's used within some Jira administration settings or if it has a restricted or protected name. Some group name changes could have an impact on your apps.
If you edit a group name associated with a Jira Cloud automation rule, the rule will stop working.
Manage or remove product access
Who can do this? |
To manage or remove product access from a group:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Centralized: Select Directory > Groups.
Select the group with the details you want to edit.
To manage product access: In the Group product access table, select another role in the Product roles dropdown for the relevant product.
To remove product access: In the Group product access table, select the More actions icon (•••) next to the relevant product and select Remove product from group.
Add users
Who can do this? |
To add users to a group:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Select Directory > Groups.
Select the group that you want to add users to.
Select Add group members and search for the users you want to add.
Select Add users.
Remove users
Who can do this? |
To remove users from a group:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Select Directory > Groups.
Select the group that you want to remove users from.
In the user table, select the More actions icon (•••) for the user you want to remove.
Select Remove member from group.
Confirm that you want to remove this user, then select Remove from group.
Original user management content
Update name or description
Who can do this? |
To edit the group name and description:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Select the site's name and URL to open the Admin for that site, then select Groups.
Select the group with the details you want to edit.
Select the More actions icon (•••) next to Add group members.
Select Edit group name to rename the group.
Select Edit description to change the description.
Select Save changes.
Manage or remove product access
Who can do this? |
To manage or remove product access from a group:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Select the site's name and URL to open the Admin for that site, then select Groups.
Select the group with the details you want to edit.
To manage product access: In the Group product access table, select another role in the Product roles dropdown for the relevant product.
To remove product access: In the Group product access table, select the More actions icon (•••) next to the relevant product and select Remove product from group.
Add users
Who can do this? |
To add users to a group:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Select the site's name and URL to open the Admin for that site, then select Groups.
Select the group that you want to add users to.
Select Add group members and search for the users you want to add.
Select Add users.
Remove users
Who can do this? |
To remove users from a group:
Go to admin.atlassian.com. Select your organization if you have more than one.
Select the site's name and URL to open the Admin for that site, then select Groups.
Select the group that you want to remove users from.
In the user table, select the More actions icon (•••) for the user you want to remove.
Select Remove member from group.
Confirm that you want to remove this user, then select Remove from group.
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