An Owner of a group can specify one of three visibility options for a group in HydroShare:
- Private Group:
- The group is not visible on the Find Groups landing page
- Users cannot discover the group by using the search box on the Find Groups landing page
- New membership in private groups are determined by the Owners, who invite individual users to join
- A private group can only be accessed via a user’s “My Groups” page
- Discoverable:
- The group is visible on the Find Groups landing page
- The group can be discovered by using the search box on the Find Groups landing page
- The lists of group members and shared resources are only visible to group members
- New membership is determined by Owners, who can invite individual users to join OR can accept user requests for membership
- Public:
- The group is visible on the Find Groups landing page
- The group can be discovered by using the search box on the Find Groups landing page
- The group can be discovered by using the search box on the Find Groups landing page
- Any HydroShare user can view the list of group members
- The list of resources shared with the group is only visible to group members
- Individual users may be invited to join the group by any group member OR the individual user may submit a request for membership without invitation
- New membership is ultimately determined by the group owners.