Configuration Let's say for instance that we’d like our Children's connection opportunity to allow placement into three different serving teams. We'd also like the connector to be able to place them into groups as either a Leader or a Member. Finally, if they are a Member of the group, we'd like for the connector to be able to place them with the member status of Active or Pending. That's quite a list of requirements... let’s see how we can configure the Children's opportunity to do just that. You can set up placement groups in the Connection Opportunity configuration screen. Here you'll find a panel for setting placement group options. The screen below shows the configuration for the example given above. Placement Group Configuration - The first things we configure are the group types, roles and statuses that will be options for our placement groups.Group Member Role - Next, we configure the one option for the Leader role and the two options for the Member role. Group Member Status - Note that we configured two different options for the role of Member for the group type of Serving Team. One option allows for the Group Member Status of Active the other for Pending. Placement Groups - With our roles and statuses configured we can now select the specific placement groups for the opportunity. In this example, you'll notice that we've selected three different serving teams. In our example above we specifically picked each placement group that is an option for the connection opportunity. This will work in most cases. But if you wanted the list to show every group of a specific group type, you could configure that as well by enabling the Use All Groups of This Type option. This eliminates the need to configure new groups when they are added. Results With our configuration in place, let's see the fruits of our labor. The screen below shows the editing of a connection request for Helen Evans who is interested in helping in the Children's area. Let's walk through how the placement group settings drive the process of selecting a group. Placement Group - Once you select a placement group, options will appear below allowing you to select roles and statuses. The screen will only show these settings if more than one option exists. So, for instance, since the role of Member is selected, the option of Group Member Status is displayed since we can choose to add them as Active or Pending. If, on the other hand, we selected the role of Leader, the Group Member Status option would disappear since the only option is Active. Group Member Attributes - You'll also note that group member attributes are shown on this screen. In this case there's only one, the "Hours Serving" attribute. Showing the group member attributes here allows you to set these values quickly as you place the individual into the group. Group Requirements If a group has specific requirements to join, these will be checked before saving the placement group. If the person does not meet the requirements, you will see a warning message like the one pictured below.