Shared Update option once the group the has been created.

[Ed_]

Currently, if you check or uncheck `Shared Update` while creating a new group, there's no way to change it once the group has been created. Therefore, in order to change this setting, a new group has to be created which is a real bummer, as you have to set it all up from scratch again. It would really nice to have this option under group settings, thank you.

[PatIampietro]

Agreed. Lots of related ideas around the wonky implementation of "shared update" groups (ability to change once designated, need for special status to create, items still owned by individual, etc.).

[JeffEssic]

I added my Kudos.  This problem affects a lot of people creating groups for the first time.  They usually don't make the same mistake twice though.  (We allow all of our users to create groups and turn on Shared Updates if they wish).

[NseaGIS]

please fix this, esri. fixing bugs > adding new features

[PeterKnoop]

I understand Esri's position is that allowing a regular group to be changed to a Shared Update group, after creation, would violate users' trust. They joined or were added to a group to which they may have shared items, which would be read-only in a regular group. Changing the group to a Shared Update group would "unexpectedly" result in such items becoming editable.

Accepting that position, are there ways could Esri still support the ability to change a regular group to a Shared Update group, without "surprising" users? 

Our use cases, and I suspect many others, do typically come about because someone has added content to a group, and realized after the fact they need this unexpected thing called a "Shared Update" group to enable the kind of collaboration they need. So all the members want the group type changed.

Perhaps Esri could implement a workflow to that would enable changing a regular group to a Shared Update one:

1. Such a change could send a notification to all members of the group. If they didn't want to be part of the group at that point, or want to share their own content with the group, then they could leave the group or un-share their content from the group.
2. Such a change could be initiated, but only completed after all existing members had acknowledged they were okay with the change?
3. Provide a way to duplicate a regular group to a Shared Update group, minus the shared content.
4. and other options I'm sure creative folks can think up...