Import Members into a Grouper Group


Grouper is the University of Chicago's system for managing groups of people affiliated with the University. These groups can be used for any sort of identity management, including managing mailing lists, building access, and access to web resources and tools. These groups are managed using a hierarchical folder system. Grouper groups are flexible in their usage: groups can be made up of individuals, other groups, or a combination of the two. Grouper Administrators are granted access to their relevant groups and may add and remove members, edit their privileges, and change other attributes of the group.

There may come a time when you are using Grouper that you have to move all members of one group to another group for various reasons. This is where this tool comes in handy. Instead of manually adding every member to a different group, you can import everyone into a group at once.

Please follow these steps to import groups:

  1. Go to grouper.uchicago.edu.
  2. Select Groups Admin Interface.
  3. Log in with your CNetID and password. Complete two-factor authentication if prompted.
  4. Search for the group that you wish to import members into. You can type the name of the group in the search bar on the right-hand side of the screen.
    Search Group
  5. Select the More Actions drop-down menu, then select Import Members.
    Import members option in More Actions button
  6. You will see the unique path of the group that you are about to add members to. If you get to this page and realize that you have made a mistake, you can use the search functionality to find the correct group.
    Confirm the Import Path box highlighted
  7. There are three different ways to import members. You can: 
    1. Copy and paste a list of member IDs in the area below.
      Copy and paste a list of IDs
    2. Import a file, which must include individual entity IDs for every person.
      Importing a file instructions
    3. Search for members of an existing group that is already in the system. Searching for and selecting a preexisting Grouper group will mean that all members of that group will be imported into this one. The full name of the group will appear in the Member ID area.
      Import a pre-existing group
  8. Once you have finished the selection process, choose the Add Members button at the bottom of the page. Now, you should be able to locate the newly imported members in your group.
    Click Add Members Button

Tip: If you wish to remove one of the imported individuals in the future, you must make the individual a direct member of the group. You will see that everyone that has been imported is an indirect member. So you must edit their privileges to make them direct members who can be modified or removed from your group in the future. 

Please contact us at IT Services with any questions.