{"id":1950502,"date":"2023-06-14T23:28:53","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T06:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=1950502"},"modified":"2023-06-22T15:15:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T22:15:36","slug":"use-member-categories-to-manage-group-membership","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/sharing-collaboration\/use-member-categories-to-manage-group-membership","title":{"rendered":"Use member categories to manage group membership"},"author":5791,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_searchwp_excluded":""},"categories":[23851,37511],"tags":[22951,42641,769982],"industry":[],"product":[36551],"class_list":["post-1950502","blog","type-blog","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-data-management","category-sharing-collaboration","tag-arcgis-content","tag-arcgis-online","tag-whats-new-june-2023","product-arcgis-online"],"acf":{"short_description":"Member categories can help an organization manage highly dynamic groups, and they just got better.","flexible_content":[{"acf_fc_layout":"content","content":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sharing information with other people is one of the most powerful things you can do in ArcGIS Online. One of the main ways to manage information sharing in ArcGIS Online is via groups; create a group, add people to it, add data to it and you\u2019re ready to start working together.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/arcgis-blog\/products\/arcgis-online\/administration\/introducing-member-categories\/\">Member categories<\/a> are a great way for large and dynamic organizations to manage members within their ArcGIS Online organizations. Member categories can be used to organize members into hierarchical groups according to characteristics such as department, location, or expertise.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">We\u2019ve made improvements to group management that can help in dynamic environments where people are coming and going frequently but still need to work on shared content together. 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If you\u2019ve never tried using member <\/span>categories to manage your members, we\u2019d love for you to take a look. If you\u2019re a seasoned veteran of groups and member categories, we\u2019d love to hear your thoughts on the changes \u2013 and what you\u2019d like to see next. Take a look at our <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.esri.com\/media\/t\/1_zlfmbllx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">time-saving tips for managing members in ArcGIS Online<\/a>, reach out to us via the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-online\/ct-p\/arcgis-online\">Esri Community,<\/a> or share the improvements you want to see on the <a href=\"https:\/\/community.esri.com\/t5\/arcgis-online-ideas\/idb-p\/arcgis-online-ideas\">ArcGIS Online ideas<\/a> site.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n"}],"authors":[{"ID":5791,"user_firstname":"Scott","user_lastname":"Ball","nickname":"Scott Ball","user_nicename":"scottball","display_name":"Scott Ball","user_email":"SBall@esri.com","user_url":"","user_registered":"2018-03-02 00:17:37","user_description":"Scott is a product manager working to make the power of geography accessible to everyone. 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