Removing users from Groups

  • Release version: Zurich
  • Updated July 31, 2025
  • 1 minute to read
  • Use the Simulate Remove from Group for simulating the user's access changes for a resource (tables) when the user is removed from a group.

    Before you begin

    Role required: admin, access_analyzer_admin

    Enable the take actions. For more information, see Configuring the Access Simulator (Take actions).

    Procedure

    1. Navigate to All > Access Analyzer > Access Simulator.
    2. Select Simulate from the Remove the user from a Group section.
    3. Specify the following fields for your simulation criteria:
      Table 1. Remove the user from a group
      Field Description
      Select user * Specify a user name to select from the list. In this example, ITIL User.
      Select group * Specify a group to select from the list. In this example, Incident Management.
      Rule type * Rule type is auto-populated and it can’t be changed.
      Select table * Specify a table name to select from the list. In this example, Incident.
      Select record Specify a record name to select from the list.
      Select field Specify a field name to select from the list. This field can be used to analyze permission even at a field level. For example, Active, Created By, and so on.
      dRemove the user from a group- criteria
    4. Select Next.
    5. Preview the changes.

      The group from which the user is removed is simulated in the Preview changes. You can validate the changes before moving to the next step.

      Preview
    6. Select Next.
    7. Validate the Present status and Simulated status to verify the access that is being Passed or Blocked to the simulated user.
      Results
      Note:
      • If you want to know more about the ACL (operations), select the operation links for each record.
      • If you want to start the simulation again for a different role, select Start over.
      • If you want to exit the simulation, select Exit.
    8. Select Next.
    9. Select Remove and complete.
      Note:
      • If the Access Simulator isn’t enabled, you can't complete the simulation. To enable, select Enable actions and accept the legal information.
      • If you want to hide the simulation, select Hide actions. To unhide and enable actions, go to the settings. For more information, see Configuring the Access Simulator (Take actions).
      • If you want to exit the simulation, select Skip and Exit.

      The user is successfully removed from the user.