Working Groups

Business usage

Working Groups are collaborative spaces grouping people, datasets, and discussions around a research theme or project.

Membership: invitation-based, with roles (Owner, Co-owner, Member). Owners can transfer their role.
Visibility: Groups are private and not discoverable by non-members.
Permissions: actions depend on role (managing members, approving datasets).

List View:

Displays all groups you belong to.
Owner/Member avatars are shown as initials.
Options to invite new members.
A three-dot menu (for owners) to:
- Rename
- Archive (archived groups are read-only)
- Transfer ownership

Detail View:

Clicking a group reveals:

Members: list of users, their roles, and join dates.
Datasets: shared datasets with virus type and sequence details. Links to dataset permalinks.
Sequences: list of individual sequences shared in the group (see Sequence and Data Sharing).

Sharing Logic:

If a non-owner shares a dataset: rights remain unchanged (Private sequences remain hidden to the group).
If the Dataset Owner shares a dataset: All members gain access to the private sequences within that dataset (as if they were public).

Creating & Inviting

Click Create Working Group and define a name.
Invite Members:
- Existing Contacts: Select from the “Add user” list (people you already share groups with).
- New Contacts: Enter the user’s Handle (unique identifier found in their Account section).
Assign roles (Owner or Member) where applicable.
Invited users receive a notification in their Account section (ticket/badge) to Accept or Refuse. Refusal blocks access, but they can be re-invited.