View groups and roles (explained)

By default, each role you define in the Management Client is also created as a view group. When you add a role in the Management Client, the role by default appears as a view group for use in clients.

You can assign a view group based on a role to users/groups assigned to the relevant role. You may change these view group rights by setting this up in the role afterwards.
A view group based on a role carries the role's name.
Example: If you create a role with the name Building A Security Staff, it appears in XProtect Smart Client as a view group called Building A Security Staff.

In addition to the view groups you get when adding roles, you may create as many other view groups as you like. You can also delete view groups, including those automatically created when adding roles.
Even if a view group is created each time you add a role, view groups do not have to correspond to roles. You can add, rename or remove any of your view groups if required.

Note that if you rename a View group, client users already connected must log out and log in again before the name change is visible.