People Groups

People Groups

People Groups let you group members logically so you can influence them as a group by assigning Person-scoped Modifiers. People Groups are created in K12Panel and are not related to your user-management system — they are not Google Groups, M365 Groups, or AD Groups.

Overview

The People Groups page shows each group’s name, type (Manual or Dynamic), the OU it’s tied to (if any), whether it includes sub-OUs, the number of associated links, and the list of named Person-scoped Modifiers associated with it. A person can belong to any number of People Groups in any combination, or none.

Dynamic People Groups

Dynamic groups are defined by rules tied to your OU structure. As People are imported or moved between OUs, their dynamic-group membership updates automatically at sync time.

• Example: an “All People” group built against the top of the OU structure with “also include all people in sub-OUs” checked — capturing everyone.
• Example: a “Headquarters” group built against the Headquarters OU with sub-OUs unchecked — capturing only people directly in that OU.

Manual (Static) People Groups

Manual groups are managed by hand — you add and remove members yourself. You can mass-add and mass-remove People from the People tab. Example: a “Big Bosses” group with a handful of executives manually added so you can push them a desktop icon.

Linking Person-Scoped Modifiers

To associate a Person-scoped Modifier with a group, click the link icon next to the group. You’ll choose two things: an Asset Group that restricts which assets the Modifier applies to, and the Modifier itself. After saving, confirm on the People Groups page that the correct Modifier is tied to the correct group and restricted by the correct asset group. To remove a link, click the unlink icon next to the group.

Common Questions

Are People Groups the same as Google or AD groups?
No. They’re created in K12Panel and are unrelated to Google, M365, or AD groups.

Dynamic or manual — which should I use?
Dynamic to follow your OU structure automatically; manual to hand-pick members.

Can a person be in multiple groups?
Yes — any number, in any combination, or none.

What does the asset-group restriction on a link do?
It limits which assets the Person-scoped Modifier applies to for members of that group.