Chatter group roles and membership
Key Takeaway
A person's role (member, manager, or owner) decides what they can do in a Chatter group. In unlisted groups, users with Modify All Data or View All Data can find and access a group only if they're members. The Manage Unlisted Groups permission lets a user perform all actions in unlisted groups without being a member.
A Chatter group is a shared space where a team posts updates and files in a group feed. Each person in a group is a member, a manager, or the owner, and that role decides what they can do. How someone becomes a member depends on two things. The first is the group type: public, private, or unlisted. The second is whether the person is an internal user or a Chatter customer from outside your company.
Group roles: member, manager, and owner
Each person in a Chatter group has a role: member, manager, or owner. The role decides what the person can do in the group, from posting to adding members to deleting the group. Managers share many of the owner's duties, but a few actions stay with the owner.
| Action | Owner | Manager |
|---|---|---|
| Add and remove members | Yes | Yes |
| Accept or decline requests to join | Yes | Yes |
| Change member roles | Yes | Yes |
| Edit group settings | Yes | Yes |
| Change the group owner | Yes | No |
| Delete the group | Yes | No |
On public and private groups, users with the Modify All Data permission can also change the group owner and delete the group.
To create a Chatter group, a user needs the "Create and Own New Chatter Groups" permission.