Target a WebPart is not working

Question

hi,
i am trying to target a web part to a specific SharePoint group i created for my site.  It is not working,  when i log in with a user who is NOT a member of the (OURSITE_ADMINS) group they can still see the listFormWebPart.  The IsIncluded Filter tag has four semicolons before the name like <IsIncludedFilter>;;;;OURSITE_ADMINS</IsIncludedFilter>

Can i target a custom group i created for this site?  Or does it need to be an AD Group? Or users?

thanks in advance,
mcm

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mcm

Answer 1

I am assuming you are talking about audience targeting here...SPS 2003 supports targeting based on rules but MOSS supports rules-based audience, Windows SharePoint Services groups, and distribution list memberships for audience targeting.

How did you create your custom group ? For rules based audience firstly, you need to create audiences by going to the Shared Services Provider admin UI

Under SSP Admin -> Manage Audiences -> Create Audience.

Once you create audience you can add audience rules. These rules are defined in 2 ways -> User info from AD or profile info stored in SSP Database. So you need to choose accordingly.

U shud note that Audience targeting is not a means to provide security for your entire page...it is only used to hide few areas of a webpage from certain users.