CollaborationGroup

Supported Calls

create(), delete(), describeLayout(), describeSObjects(), query(), retrieve(), search(), update(), upsert()

Fields

Usage

Use this object to create, edit, or delete Chatter groups. Anyone can create a group, however, you must own or manage a group in order to edit it. To delete a group, you must be the group owner or have the “Modify All Data” permission. Deleting a group permanently deletes all posts and comments to the group. It also deletes all files and links posted to the group and removes the files from other locations where they were shared.

If Communities is enabled, you can use this object to create a group within a community. Once a group is associated with a community, only members and users with “Create and Customize Communities,” “Modify All Data,” or “View All Data” will see the group and any related posts, comments, and files. Users with “Create and Customize Communities” or “Modify All Data” can also modify groups in all communities regardless of community membership.

As a Chatter group member, you can post to the group using the CollaborationGroupFeed object. As a Chatter group owner or manager, you can add or remove group members using the CollaborationGroupMember object, post announcements to the group using the Announcement object, and accept or decline requests to join private groups using the CollaborationGroupMemberRequest object. Additionally, the group owner, manager, or your Salesforce system administrator can invite people to join the group using the CollaborationInvitation object.