Documentation
Data Field Reference
group

group

References one or more Cavaliba user groups. Allows linking data to user groups for team-based organization.

dataformat: group 

  MYFIELD:
      dataformat: group

dataformat_ext

Not used - Group fields have no extended options. The field automatically references all groups in the system.

Values

Field contains group IDs as strings. References SireneGroup objects in the system.

Multivalue

Multi-value is supported and commonly used.

## SCHEMA
MYGROUPS:
      dataformat: group
      cardinal_max: 0

## INSTANCE multi-valued
  MYGROUPS: [admin, developers, testers]

Examples

Schema Definition 

- classname: _schema
  keyname: document
  shared_group:
    dataformat: group
    displayname: Shared With Group
    description: Group with access to document

Instance Example 

- classname: document
  keyname: doc001
  shared_group: developers

Relationship to Users

Groups contain users. When a group is referenced:

  • All members of the group have associated permissions
  • Notifications can be sent to all group members
  • Access control can be based on group membership

Notes

  • References actual groups in the IAM system (SireneGroup model)
  • Groups can contain multiple users
  • Useful for team-based access control and notifications
  • Related to authorization and permission management
  • Can be used in conjunction with roles for granular access control
userrole