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# Laboratory User Groups
Add what your user groups can access and do on the platform
## **Create Laboratory User Group**
Laboratory administrators calibrate the authorization given to each user group.
To create Laboratory User Group:
1. Go to **Settings**
2. Go to **Laboratory Users Groups** (under **Security**)
3. **Create** Laboratory User Group
The following information are encoded in this section:
* **User group name**: Unique name identifier for the user group
* **Valid Period:** Date of User Groups access validity
* **Valid Hours:** Time of User Groups access validity
## **Update Laboratory User Group**
This is where you set up the Permissions and Authorizations for the Laboratory user groups.
To update Laboratory User Group:
1. Go to **Settings**
2. Go to **Laboratory User Groups** (under **Security**)
3. **Expand** the User Group
4. **Update Access**
5. Select **Branches**
6. Select **Laboratory Services**
7. Select **Scopes**
8. **Update** (Progress won't be saved until you press update)
## **Delete/Deactivate Laboratory User Group**
To delete Laboratory User Group:
1. Go to **Settings**
2. Go to **Laboratory Users Groups** (under **Security**)
3. **Expand** Laboratory User Group
4. **Deactivate** Laboratory User Group
