User Groups: Self-Service Enablement

WHAT'S INCLUDED

This release simplifies the adoption and administration of User Groups by making the feature fully self-service and improving day-to-day usability.

1. Self-Service Enablement: User Groups is now available by default for all customers. The previous Request Enable workflow through the Feature Management Tool (FMT), which required a support ticket and manual enablement by the Eightfold team, has been removed. Administrators can immediately access the feature, configure User Groups, and enable User Group-based Access Control without any support intervention.

2. User Group Assignment via Manage Users: Administrators with Manage Users permission can now assign or update User Group memberships directly from the Manage Users page. This no longer requires User Group Management permission, enabling delegated user administration while preserving control over User Group configuration.

3. Enhanced Matching for Text Fields: User Group access criteria now support tokenized (word-based) matching for free text fields in addition to the existing Equals and Not Equals operators. This enables more flexible matching for multi-word text values and improves the accuracy of access rules for free-text attributes.

4. Streamlined Standard Field Selection: The list of standard attributes available for access criteria has been revised to include only fields that are relevant and supported for access control. Unsupported attributes have been removed, resulting in a simpler, more focused field selection experience.

5. Improved Custom Field Visibility: The access criteria configuration now displays only the custom fields relevant for the selected entity, and only those that contain data. This reduces clutter, improves readability, and makes it easier to identify the appropriate fields when defining User Group access rules.

6. More Intuitive Role Names: User Group roles are now displayed using descriptive, human-readable names instead of internal sharing keys, making the interface easier to understand and reducing configuration errors.

WHY IT MATTERS

• No more waiting on a support ticket to start using User Groups — the feature is accessible as soon as you need it.

• Creating and auditing user groups, and enabling User Group-based Access Control, are now fully self-service end to end.

FEATURE DETAILS

GETTING STARTED

Admins: No action required. To know more, read Dynamic role based access control to user groups.