--- title: Which actions can I have executed? description: "Once you have set up the [people filter](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/automatic-membership/how-do-i-set-the-personal-filter/), select actions that will automatically regulate membership in your group. In this article, we explain the available actions and their effects in a little more detail. [Aktionen der automatischen Mitgliedschaften verstehen](https://www.youtube.com/embed/pwCH0yJ-hrs?feature=oembed) The…" url: "https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/automatic-membership/which-actions-can-i-have-executed/" updated: "2026-01-13" category: Groups / My Group / Automatic Membership --- # Which actions can I have executed? Once you have set up the [people filter](https://staging.churchtools.academy/en/help/churchtools-modules/automatic-membership/how-do-i-set-the-personal-filter/), select actions that will automatically regulate membership in your group. In this article, we explain the available actions and their effects in a little more detail. [Aktionen der automatischen Mitgliedschaften verstehen](https://www.youtube.com/embed/pwCH0yJ-hrs?feature=oembed) The actions are always dependent on the **group member status** (1) of the filtered persons. The statuses are displayed in rows in the overview. In the middle column, you define the actions to be carried out for the people who match your **filter result** (2). In the right-hand column,, you define the actions that are to be carried out for people who **do not match your filter** (3). [![Groups - Settings - Automatic membership - Actions](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions-1024x585.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions.png) ## Person is *not yet in the Group* [![Groups - Settings - Automatic membership - Actions - Not in the group](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_Not-in-the-group.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_Not-in-the-group.png) The following actions, which you define in the middle column, are performed for people who are **not yet in your group**, but who **match** your **filter** and should be there. **Note** These actions are only available for people who match your filter results, as it makes no sense to define actions for people who do not match your filter and are not in the group. The right-hand column is therefore empty here. ### Add to Group The person is added to the Group, i.e. marked as *active* and thus receives group-internal permissions. ### Enter request The person is marked as *requested* and therefore does not receive any group-internal permissions. Either you define another action that further regulates this person's membership or you check the request yourself and set the person's group member status and role manually. ## Person is marked as *requested* [![Groups - Settings - Automatic membership - Actions - Requested](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_Requested.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_Requested.png) The actions in the middle column are carried out for people who have **requested group membership** (e.g. via the group homepage) or whose group membership status has been set to *requested* by a leader or employee and who **match** your **filter** and should be included. In the right-hand column, you can specify what should happen to requests for this group member status if the person **does not match your filter**. ### Accept request The person is added to the Group and thus receives Group-internal permissions. ### Reject request The person is marked as *to be deleted* and therefore does not receive any group-internal permissions. ### Delete request The person is not added to the Group and therefore does not receive any group-internal permissions. The request is automatically deleted. ### Edit request The person's group membership status remains *requested*, but their role or group membership fields can be changed. For example, you can have a comment added automatically. ## Person is marked as *active* [![Groups - Settings - Automatic membership - Actions_Active](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_Active.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_Active.png) The actions in the middle column are performed for people who are marked as **active group members** and who match your **filter**. In the right-hand column, you can define what should happen to group members for this group member status if the person **does not or no longer matches the filter**, for example because they are no longer a congregant. ### Mark as "to be deleted" The person is marked as *to be deleted* and thus loses their group-internal permissions. ### Reset to requested The person is marked as *requested* and thus loses their group-internal permissions. ### Remove from Group The person is no longer displayed in the Group and thus loses their Group-internal permissions. ### Edit membership The person remains *an active* group member, but their role or group membership fields can be changed. ## Person is marked as *to be deleted* [![Groups - Settings - Automatic membership - Actions - To delete](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_To-delete.png)](https://staging.churchtools.academy/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Groups_Settings_Automatic-membership_Actions_To-delete.png) The actions in the middle column are carried out for people who are to be **deleted** as **group members** and who **match** your **filter**. In the right-hand column, you can specify for this group member status what should happen to group members to be deleted if the person **does not or no longer matches the filter**. ### Reactivate The person is added to the group again, i.e. set to *active*, and thus receives group-internal permissions again. ### Reset to requested The person is marked as *requested* and therefore still has no group-internal permissions. ### Remove from Group The person is no longer displayed in the Group and therefore still has no Group-internal permissions. ### Edit membership The person's group member status remains defined as *to be deleted*, but their role or group membership fields can be changed.