Managing source topic editors

You can assign specific user groups to edit selected source topics.

To manage which user groups can edit source topics, you can assign user groups when you create a virtual topic, manage source topics, or through the User groups page that is described in this topic.

The Source topic editors tab on the User groups page displays all the topics that are available to selected user groups. You can use the User groups page to add and edit user group availability to topics.

To access the Source topic editors tab on the User groups page:

  1. Log in to the Event Endpoint Management UI with your login credentials.
  2. In the navigation pane, click Manage > User groups.
  3. Select the Source topic editors tab.

Adding a user group

To add a user group to edit source topics, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Event Endpoint Management navigation pane, click Manage > User groups.
  2. Select the Source topic editors tab.
  3. Click Add user group. The Add a user group to edit topics pane is displayed.

  4. Select a user group from the list displayed. If the group that you want is not displayed, click Enable user group to add a group from your organization.

    Note: Any user groups that you enable must exist within the organization that is provided by your OIDC provider.

  5. Enter a name for the user group that you want to add.
  6. Click Next. The Add topics pane is displayed.
  7. Select the topics that you want the group to access.
  8. Click Save.

The new group is added to the table in the Topic editors tab with all the topics that the group can edit displayed.

Editing user group permissions to topics

To edit the source topics that are available to a user group for editing, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Event Endpoint Management navigation pane, click Manage > User groups.
  2. Select the Source topic editors tab.
  3. Click the Edit icon edit icon for the group that you want to edit. The Edit topics pane is displayed.
    • To add source topics, click Add topics. The Add topics window is displayed.
    • To remove source topics, click the Delete icon trash icon.
  4. Click Save.

Removing user group permissions to source topics

To remove a user group from being able to edit source topics, complete the following steps:

  1. In the Event Endpoint Management navigation pane, click Manage > User groups.
  2. Select the Source topic editors tab.
  3. Click the Delete icon trash icon for the group that you want to remove. The Remove user group dialog is displayed.
  4. Enter the name of the user group to confirm that you no longer want this group to edit topics.
  5. Click Confirm.

The user group is removed from the page and members of that user group are no longer able to edit the topics that were associated with it.