Clicking My Place, My Groups, [create group] allows you to create a new CNAV group. When you create a group, CNAV allows you to specify the following information:
Group name: Enter the name to be assigned to the group being created. This field is required.
Description: Enter a brief, but clear, description that explains the point of this group.
Effective date: Enter the date on which you want this new group to become usable. Use the format mm/dd/yyyy. Note that you must enter a 4-digit year. Also note that if you omit this field, the new group becomes effective on the date it is activated.
Expiration date: Enter the date on which you want this new group to become unusable. Use the format mm/dd/yyyy. Again, you must enter a 4-digit year. If you omit this field, the new group does not expire and remains usable unless it is deleted by the group owner.
Activate: Tick this checkbox to activate the group.
Group name shown: Tick the checkboxes for each user realm to which you wish the name of this group to be viewable.
Group name shown to the following realms: Tick this checkbox to allow members of the realms you selected above to view the names of the members of the new group.
Group information viewable to public: Tick this checkbox to make information about this group available to the general public (outside of CNAV).
Members can view other members: Tick the appropriate option button to indicate whether you wish members to be able to view other members always or never.
Marked for deletion: This checkbox is not used when creating a group. However, when you return to edit the group you can mark the group for deletion here.
Members can self-delete: Tick this checkbox to allow members of this group to unsubscribe, effectively deleting themselves from this group.
Members can self-add: Select this option to allow any members of the realms that can view this group to add themselves to this group by clicking Join on a Group Listing screen.
Membership by invitation only: Select this option to restrict membership in this group to only those users approved by the group owners. (When membership is by invitation only, users can Request to join from a Group Listing screen.)
Membership by owners only: Select this option to restrict membership to only those users selected by the group owners. (When membership is by owners only, other users cannot Join or Request to join this group from a Group Listing screen. New members can only be added at the initiative of the group owners.)
Generate Email Alias for this group. Tick this checkbox if you plan to associate a digest with this group. (CNAV cannot create a digest without generating an email alias.)
Only the Group name field is required to create a new group. All other field entries are optional.
After entering all desired fields, click Submit.
To reset all fields and begin again, click Reset.