Groups

Groups categorize datasets thematically — for example, "Health", "Transport", "Open Budgets". A dataset can belong to multiple groups. Groups map to CKAN groups in the underlying catalog.

Permissions

Browsing groups is available to every signed-in user. Creating, editing, and deleting groups requires sysadmin privileges — that is, admin of the portal's main organization (see Organizations → Managing sysadmins).

Action	Required role
Browse groups	Any signed-in user
Assign a dataset to a group	Editor or admin of the dataset's organization
Create, edit, delete groups	Sysadmin

Users without sysadmin privileges do not see the Add group, Edit, or Delete controls.

Browse groups

In the sidebar, click Groups.
The table lists all groups in your portal. Sysadmins additionally see selection checkboxes and Edit actions on each row.

Create a group

On the Groups page, click Add group.
Fill in the form fields (see Group fields).
Click Create group. The new group appears in the list.

Edit a group

From the Groups list, click Edit on the group's row. The edit form opens in a modal.
Update the fields and click Apply changes.

Delete a group

On the Groups list, tick the checkbox to the left of each group you want to delete. Use the header checkbox to select all.
Click Delete all in the toolbar that appears above the table.
Confirm.

Datasets previously assigned to the group remain — only their association with this group is removed.

Assigning datasets to groups

Open a dataset, edit it, and use the Groups field to add or remove group associations. See Datasets → Edit. A dataset can belong to any number of groups.

Group fields

Field	Type	Required	Description
Title	string	yes	Human-readable name shown across the portal.
Name	string (slug)	yes	URL-safe identifier. Cannot contain spaces or the characters `.`, `+`, `&`. Use lowercase letters, numbers, and dashes.
Description	text	no	Summary of what the group covers.
Image	URL	no	Logo or banner uploaded for the group.