Salesforce.com Customization Handbook

Chatter groups

Chatter groups are places where you can collaborate with your project team members or customers. There are two types of Chatter groups:

• Public: Anyone can join this type of group, post, add files, or see comments and add posts.
• Private: To join a private group, you need permission from the group owner or managers. Only members can see posts, add comments, and add files.

Creating Chatter groups

To create a new Chatter group, follow these steps:

1. Go to the Chatter tab and click on Group or directly go to the Group tab.
2. Click on the New Group button.
3. Enter Group Name and Description (the group name must be unique).
4. You can also select the Automatic Archiving option for your group. There are two options:
   • Archive this group if there are no posts ...