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Device Groups

device groups

The device groups system serves as the organizational backbone for device fleet management, providing logical structure for device assignments and bulk operations from the Devices Page. It helps administrators structure, manage, and operate large device fleets efficiently.

Overview​

The main view lists device groups with controls and pagination.

  • Header & Controls: Add Device Group, Filters, Show Deleted
  • Table Columns: Select, Group Name, Actions (Edit, Delete)
  • Pagination: Current page, items per page, total device groups

Device group table

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Devices group trash table

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Features​

purpose

The Device Groups Module operates with integrated components for complete group organization:

  • Group Creation & Management: Create, edit, and organize device groups with descriptive names and clear purpose
  • Device Organization: Logical grouping structure for efficient device fleet management
  • Group Search & Filtering: Search capabilities for large group datasets
  • Group-Based Operations: Foundation for device bulk operations and management

Group Creation & Management​

  • Create and name new device groups
  • Edit existing groups edit
  • Delete groups (with dependency checks) delete

Group Search & Filtering​

  • Search by group name
  • Filter to quickly find specific groups
  • Option to show deleted groups
tip

The search input allow regular expressions (RegEx) as search pattern. For more info visit Learn RegEx

Group Restoring​

  • Show trash trash
  • Retore groups restore

Troubleshooting​

Common Issues​

  • No access to the devices-group tab from the navigation menu or no option to edit devices

    • Check the permissions and contact your System-Admin

      RoleViewEdit
      System-Admin✅✅
      Others❌❌

  • "Name is required"

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    • Ensure the group name field is not empty
    • Check that the name meets length requirements
    • Use valid characters

  • "Group deletion failed"

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    • Devices are still assigned to the group
    • Group is referenced in ongoing operations
    • You lack permission to delete the group
    • System is temporarily unavailable