How to Create a New Organisation Type Group

You can access this feature from the MSL Admin site. Only Super Admins with Membership Admins or Site Admins permissions can access the Create New Group window.


To create a new Student Group, or other group with a fixed set of Child Groups, we recommend creating the new Organisation from Template instead. For more information, see How to Create an Organisation from Template.


If you're unsure about what an Organisation type group is, here are the default types in your MSL System: Organisation.
Typically, during your system installation, we also help set up additional ones, such as Society, Sports Club, or Campaign Group. For further information, see Grouping Types.


For further information, see Group Details.


  1. Log in to your MSL Admin site at https://[domainname]/msl/. The Home menu is displayed.
  2. From the Home menu, select Groups. The Groups submenu is displayed.
  3. Select Create New Group. The Create New Group window is displayed.
  4. In the Name field, enter the name for your new Group.
  5. In the Parent Organisation field, either:
    1. Search by Group Name or ID:
      • In the Parent Organisation search box, enter a Group Name, part of a group name or ID, and click Search. If there’s more than one match, the Results dialog containing a list of groups is displayed. Otherwise, the group is selected.
      • Next to the relevant Group, click Select (). You are returned to the Create New Group window.
    2. Pick One from the Grouping Tree:
      • Click Pick One. The Select Group dialog containing your MSL System's grouping tree is displayed.
      • Click Expand () to display the contents of a node and click one item to select. You are returned to the Create New Group window and the selected item is entered into the Parent Organisation field.
  6. From the Type dropdown, select an Organisation type group (e.g. Organisation, etc.). When you select an option, the Category field is enabled.
  7. From the Category dropdown, select an option.
  8. In the Description field, enter any relevant information, if applicable.
  9. If required, complete the Display Name field.
  10. If required, in the Contact Details section, complete the following fields:
    • Email Address
    • Web Address
  11. Click Save. The Group is created and the Group Details window is displayed.

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