You could put the group name in each user name (joe-network) then use the FIND_STRING 
tag.  You would still edit the pages like you discussed below,but you would not have 
to edit every page every time a user changes.

It would be nice to know what you end up with.

-----Original Message-----
   >From: "Bryan Frye" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   >Sent: 4/9/04 7:15:39 AM
   >To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   >Subject: [WhatsUp Forum] User Groups
   >
   >What I'm trying to do with this setup is this.
   >
   >I want to have different user groups such as networking, server group,
   >application group, etc...  
   >
   >Now I can get individual users assigned to different maps just fine,
   >but instead of just displaying different maps, it would be great to be
   >able to direct them to a different page altogether (all our users use
   >the web interface).   For instance, when a member of the networking team
   >or network NOC monitor logs in, instead of displaying the main page in
   >'server groups', it will only display the routers and switches listed,
   >and we wouldn't really need services monitored on that page either. 
   >However, if a server admin or monitor logs in, it would display and
   >notify for cpu/disk space/hardware problems, and the same when a member
   >of the app team logs in... no need to display hardware problems, only
   >app problems.
   >
   >Is there any way to add variables to whatsup?  ie:    a new one for
   ><%IS_USER_GROUP_NETWORK%>  and   <%IS_USER_GROUP_APP%>  and so on... 
   >
   >I suppose something like <%IF% (%MATCH% (%USER USER_NAME, networking))>
   >might work, but we would like to have more than one person in each
   >group, and it would be more efficient to assign these to a group and not
   >have to change the .asp in many places when adding a new user.
   >
   >
   >Bryan Frye
   >System Engineer
   >SAIC/VGS
   >Library of Congress ITS
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