Viewing the groups listing

Groups belong to a single realm. Realms are only exposed if your site has more than one realm defined. The Groups page shows a list of all static and auto-groups. Through the Group Filter page, you can filter the list of groups based on various group attributes. This topic describes how to view and filter the list of groups.

• To view the list of groups
• To define a filter for the groups listing

To view the list of groups

1. Navigate to Network > Spans > Groups.
   
   In the following figure, several realms have a device group named Contract Begin Date.Date because each realm has devices with Contract Begin Date. Users can only view groups in realms for which they have been granted access.
   
   

   Tip

   To view additional data for any specific group, click the group name. The displayed dialog box contains group details, as well as various links for actions and reports.

    

   
   
   

   Note

   The groups listing does not include empty auto-groups by default, even if you select the Auto-Group column header. However, you can view these groups when you use a filter and select the Show Empty Auto Groups check box. You can then delete an empty group manually by using this list.

2. (Optional) Perform one of the following tasks by using the menu options that are available on the Groups page:
   
   

   Menu option	Description
   Views	Display groups matching a favorite view. See About-lists-and-views and Managing-and-sharing-views.
   Filter	Filter the listed groups by group attributes
   Add	Add a new group to the database. See Adding-or-editing-groups.
   Manage Rights	Manage rights for groups. See Managing-group-access-rights.
   Print View	Print the group list
   Refresh	Refresh the group list
   Help	Display help for the group list

3. (Optional) Perform one of the following actions by clicking an icon in the Actions column on the Groups page:
   
   

   Icon	Action	Description
   	View	Display details about the group
   	Edit	Edit the group. See Adding-or-editing-groups.
   	Copy	Copy the group
   	Delete	Delete the group

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To define a filter for the groups listing

1. Select Network > Spans > Groups.
2. Click the Filter menu option above the list of groups.
   
   
3. Specify or select any of the following optional attributes:
   • Name of the group
   • List of groups created by the user (static groups)
   • List of groups created by the system (auto groups). Show Auto Groups must be selected to select Show Empty Auto Groups.
   • List of empty auto groups
4. Click Submit.

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