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<section id="sect-User_Guide-User_Management-Manage_memberships">
<title>Manage memberships</title>
    <para>
      The role of a user in a specific group is managed by using the
      <guilabel>Membership Management</guilabel>
      tab.
    </para>
    <para>
      By default, eight membership types available in eXo Platform include <emphasis>Member, Author, Editor, Manager, Redactor,
      Validator, Webdesigner,</emphasis> and <emphasis>Publisher.</emphasis> The "Manager" has the highest right in a group.
    </para>
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    <para>
		In the following sections you will you learn to <link linkend="sect-User_Guide-User_Management-Add_a_new_membership_type">Add a new membership type</link>, <link linkend="sect-User_Guide-User_Management-Edit_a_membership_type">Edit a membership type</link> and <link linkend="sect-User_Guide-User_Management-Delete_a_membership_type">Delete a membership type</link>.
	  </para>
	  <para xml:id="sect-User_Guide-User_Management-Add_a_new_membership_type">
		<citetitle><emphasis role="bold">Add a new membership type</emphasis></citetitle>
	  </para>
      <procedure>
        <step>
          <para>
            Enter values into the fields of the
            <guilabel>Add/Edit Membership</guilabel>
            form. The <guilabel>Membership Name</guilabel> field is required, and only letters, digits, dots, dashes and underscores are allowed without ANY SPACES.
          </para>
        </step>
        <step>
          <para>
            Click
            <guibutton>Save</guibutton>
            to accept adding a new membership, or
            <guibutton>Reset</guibutton>
            to clear entered values.
          </para>
        </step>
      </procedure>

    <para xml:id="sect-User_Guide-User_Management-Edit_a_membership_type">
	  <citetitle><emphasis role="bold">Edit a membership type</emphasis></citetitle>
	  </para>
      <procedure>
        <step>
          <para>
            Click
            <inlinemediaobject>
              <imageobject>
                <imagedata fileref="images/edit_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="4mm"/>
              </imageobject>
            </inlinemediaobject>
            corresponding to the membership type you want to edit in the <guilabel>Action</guilabel> column. Information about the selected
            membership type will be updated automatically in the
            <guilabel>Add/Edit Membership</guilabel>
            form.
          </para>
        </step>
        <step>
          <para>
            Make your desired changes on the <guilabel>Description</guilabel> field. You cannot change the <guilabel>Membership Name</guilabel>.
          </para>
        </step>
        <step>
          <para>
            Click
            <guibutton>Save</guibutton>
            to accept your changes.
          </para>
        </step>
      </procedure>

    <para xml:id="sect-User_Guide-User_Management-Delete_a_membership_type">
		<citetitle><emphasis role="bold">Delete a membership type</emphasis></citetitle>
  	</para>
      <procedure>
        <step>
          <para>
            Click <inlinemediaobject>
            <imageobject>
              <imagedata fileref="images/Delete_icon.png" format="PNG" scalefit="1" width="4mm"/>
            </imageobject>
          </inlinemediaobject>
            in the <guilabel>Action</guilabel> column.
          </para>
        </step>
        <step>
          <para>
            Click
            <guibutton>OK</guibutton>
            in the confirmation message to accept your deletion.
          </para>
        </step>
      </procedure>
    <para>
  <prompt>
	 <emphasis role="bold">See also</emphasis>
  </prompt>
  </para>
<itemizedlist>
	<listitem>
		<para>
			<link linkend="Platform_User_Guide.Manage_Organization.Add_user">Add a user</link>
		</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
		<para>
			<link linkend="Platform_User_Guide.Manage_Organization.Manage_users">Manage users</link>
		</para>
	</listitem>
	<listitem>
		<para>
			<link linkend="Platform_User_Guide.Manage_Organization.Manage_groups">Manage groups</link>
		</para>
	</listitem>
</itemizedlist>
    </section>
