---
title: Group’s Management overview with GAT Flow
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url: "https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/flow-groups-management/"
updated: "2026-07-23"
category: "Users Audit & Management / On-boarding, Off-boarding & Modifying"
tags:
  - GAT Flow
---

# Group’s Management overview with GAT Flow

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We are excited to announce our newest addition to GAT Flow –  The ‘***Groups***‘ Module!

This powerful new feature allows Google Workspace Admins to apply multiple changes for their Google Groups.

This is possible via the **Groups audit** section in **Flow**

## Audit Groups

Launch **GAT Flow** and navigate to the ‘***Groups***‘ module.

All Google Groups will be displayed on the menu on the right side.

Select a **Group** from the list of Google Groups in the domain. You can also apply a filter (filter chips on the top left of the results table) to search for the Group you want to configure.

![Group section of GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-12_09_09.png)

### Group Configuration

Select the** pen icon** next to the group you want to configure.

Now the tool will take you to the ***Edit group ***window.

In the ***Edit group*** window, you can select at will what information you want to edit. This is divided into a few different sections.

#### General tab

The General section will allow you to update:

- **Email** – change the email of the group
- **Name** – change the name of the group
- **Description** – change the description of the group

![General editing tab for groups in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-12_14_31.png)

#### Members tab

Groups member configuration where you can view **Group member**, a **role for the user** in the group, and **state if is changing or not**.

##### Add member

Click on the “**Add Member**” button this will allow you to add a new member to the selected group

In the pop-up window enter

- **Member email **– search and enter the email (user needed)
- **Member role** – enter the role for the new member
  - **Member** – add a user to be a member of the group
  - **Owner** – add a user to be the owner of the group
  - **Manager** – add a user to be a manager of the group

![Adding and editing members of a group in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-12_25_22-1.png)

##### Edit member

Selecting the*** pen icon*** will allow you to edit the member, select a different role and click on the “**Submit**” button.

![Editing members of a group in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-12_34_53.png)

##### Delete member

Selecting the ***trash icon*** will delete the member.

Any change that is applied will be shown above under the **'Show changes only'** section.

![Removing members of a group in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-12_46_02.png)

##### Show Changes Only

- **Green - **This indicates a new member has been added.
- **Blue -** This indicates that the member's type has been changed.
- **Red -** This indicates that the member has been removed from the group.

![Show changes only section of groups in GAT Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-12_51_39.png)

#### Aliases tab

If no group aliases has been setup, you can add an alias by clicking the **+ Add: Alias **button.

![Aliases tab of group editing in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-12_57_30.png)

- **Alias Name** - enter the alias name for the chosen group.
- **Alias Domain** - enter the aliases domain you would like to use.

![Adding an alias to a group in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-13_00_07.png)

#### Flow dynamic group

Flow dynamic group are the equivalent of dynamic groups from Google updating a minimum of once a day. Group members are added/removed automatically based on a given list of conditions.

![Flow Dynamic group tab of group editing in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-13_47_08.png)

When **Enabled** the existing Group can be converted into [**Dynamic Group**](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/tech-tips/gat-flows-dynamic-groups/) or copied and used to create a new Dynamic Group

![Warning pop-up when enabling Flow Dynamic Group in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-13_48_02.png)

#### Group Signature

Scrolling further down will give you the option to set up the email signature of the group using HTML code.

You can add the signature via **Classic **editor, **HTML** editor and use any of our **Signature templates**

![Group signature tab in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-14_15_00.png)

## Group settings configuration

In this section, you can manage group ***settings*** by ***toggling***on/off the options as below:

- **Archive only **- Makes the group archive only. Prevent new messages from being posted to the group.
- **Global address list **- Include the group in the global address list.
- **Favorite replies**- Show favorite replies at the top of the conversation.
- **Custom roles **- Allow custom roles to be merged when applying group settings.
- **Archive messages **- Allows the messages in the Group to be archived. If disabled, option "Collaborative inbox" will be disabled.
- **Collaborative inbox **- Allow members to use the collaborative inbox feature. This feature requires option "Archive messages" to be enabled.
- **Message deny notification **- Send a notification when a message is denied.
- **Custom footer **- Include a custom footer in group emails.
- **Primary Language **- The primary language of the group.

![Group general settings in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-14_36_39.png)

Moderation

- **Spam moderation level** - The level of moderation applied to spam messages.
- **Message moderation level** - The level of moderation applied to messages sent to the group.  
- **Who can moderate members** - The members who can moderate other members in the group.
- **Who can moderate content** - The members who can moderate content in the group.

![Group moderation settings in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-14_42_32.png)

Posting

- **Web posting** - Allow members to post messages to the group via the web interface.
- **Members can post as the group** - Allow members to post messages as the group.
- **Who can post message** - The members who can post messages in the group.
- **Reply settings** - Specifies the recipient of replies to group messages.

![Group posting settings in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-14_45_30.png)

Membership

- **External members** - Allow members from outside the organization to join the group.
- **Who can join** - The members who can join the group.
- **Who can leave group** - The members who can leave the group.
- **Who can assist content** - The members who can assist with content moderation in the group.

![Group membership settings in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-14_48_43.png)

  Visibility

- **Who can view conversations** - The members who can view conversations in the group.
- **Who can view membership** - The members who can view the group membership.
- **Who can discover group** - The members who can discover the group.
- **Who can contact owner** - The members who can contact the owner of the group.

![Group visibility settings in Flow](https://gatlabs.com/knowledge/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/2026-07-23-14_51_17.png)

### Result

Edit any of the options available in the Group audit in Flow and click on the **Update**button.