Let me start by mentioning that I'm using Community to register users in both LinksSQL and Forum. These users are maintained in tiers via the Status: Guests are not in the collective database, Registered are non-members in the database, Members (custom status), and Administrators. I have the Status working the way I want in LinksSQL.

I notice that by default the tiers of Status in Forum happen to match the default list of Groups. Am I safe to assume that a Forum users with a Status of Registered would automatically belong to the Registered Group?

If I add Members as a Status and Members as a Group, is there a way I can link the two so changing the Status of a user automatically changes the user's Group? Is this even a desirable thing (am I missing a functionality?)?

Does a person belong to only one Group, or can he/she belong to multiple Groups? If multiples, is there a way to predetermine which Groups the user defaults to when the Status changes?

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Alan Frayer
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Hi,

No, I'm afraid there is no such matching of permissions. The Status field in Links SQL will have no impact on the permissions granted on the forum. You'll need to set them in the forum admin area.

Cheers,

Alex
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Alex, I think you missed my drift... In Forum there is also a Status field (if it wasn't there by default, I may have added it, then forgot it). I was wondering if the Forum's Status field had a relationship with Groups as described in my original question.

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