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Managing Organization Groups on Zenconsole

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The Groups feature in Zenconsole allows you to create, organize, and manage groups of users associated with your organization.

Groups help administrators organize users based on departments, teams, or organizational responsibilities. They also simplify user management and allow security policies to be applied to specific groups of users.

To view organization groups, follow these steps:

  1. Log in to Zenconsole.

  2. Select the organization you want to manage.

  3. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups page.

You can use the dropdown menu above the group list to adjust the number of groups displayed per page.

If no groups have been created, the following message appears: No groups have been created for the organization yet!

Adding Organization Groups​

Zenconsole allows you to add groups to your organization manually or import them from CSV/JSON files.

Adding Groups Manually​

You can manually create groups to organize users within your organization.

To add a group manually, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.
  2. Click + Add Group and select Add Manually.
  3. The group creation window appears.
  4. Enter the following information:
    • Name: Enter a descriptive name for the group.
    • Description: Enter a description that identifies the purpose of the group.
  5. Click Add to create the group.

The newly created group is added to your organization and appears in the All Groups list.

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The group form indicates that group names must start with a letter, contain only lowercase letters, numbers, and hyphens, and be fewer than 30 characters.

Importing Groups From CSV/JSON​

Zenconsole allows you to import groups using CSV or JSON files. This option can be useful when adding multiple groups to your organization.

To import groups, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.
  2. Click the + Add Group button.
  3. Select Upload From CSV/JSON.
  4. Follow the instructions in the upload window to select and import your CSV or JSON file.

After the import is completed successfully, you can review the imported groups in the All Groups list.

Searching Organization Groups​

Zenconsole allows you to search for organization groups by their names or descriptions.

To search for a group, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.
  2. Locate the Search field in the upper-right corner of the page.
  3. Enter the name or description of the group you want to find.
  4. The group list automatically updates to display matching results.

This feature helps you quickly locate a specific group without manually browsing the entire list.

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To return back to the organization groups list, you may click on the All Groups link.

Managing Group Members​

Zenconsole allows you to view and manage the users assigned to an organization group.

You can access a group's members by clicking its name in the All Groups list or selecting Members from the group's Actions menu.

Viewing Group Members​

To view the members of an organization group, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.
  2. Locate the group whose members you want to view. You may use the Search field to find the group.
  3. Click the group name. Alternatively, click the three-dot (...) icon in the Actions column and select Members.
  4. The selected group's member list appears, displaying the users assigned to the group.

You can use the Search users field to find a specific user within the selected group.

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To return to the organization groups list, click All Groups in the breadcrumb navigation above the member list.

Adding a User to a Group​

You can add existing organization users to groups according to their departments, roles, or responsibilities.

To add a user to a group, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.

  2. Locate the group to which you want to add a user.

  3. Click the three-dot (...) icon in the Actions column and select Members. Alternatively, click the group name to open its member list.

  4. Click the + Add user to group dropdown menu in the upper-right corner.The available organization users are displayed.

  5. Use the search option in the dropdown menu to find the user you want to add, if needed.

  6. Select the user to add them to the group.

The selected user is added to the group and appears in the group members list.

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Users must already exist in the organization before they can be added to an organization group.

Removing a User From a Group​

Zenconsole allows you to remove individual users from an organization group.

To remove a user from a group, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.

  2. Locate the group from which you want to remove a user.

  3. Click the three-dot (...) icon in the Actions column and select Members.

  4. Find the user you want to remove. You can use the Search users field to locate the user.

  5. Click the three-dot (...) icon in the Actions column next to the user.

  6. Select Remove from the dropdown menu.

  7. A warning dialog appears, displaying the selected user's name and the group from which the user will be removed.

  8. Click Remove to confirm the operation or Cancel to keep the user in the group. Once confirmed, the user is removed from the selected group's member list.

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Removing a user from a group does not delete the user's organization account. The user is only removed from the selected group.

Searching Organization Groups​

Zenconsole allows you to search for organization groups by their names or descriptions.

To search for a group, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.
  2. Locate the Search field in the upper-right corner of the page.
  3. Enter the name or description of the group you want to find.
  4. The group list automatically updates to display matching results.

This feature helps you quickly locate a specific group without manually browsing the entire list.

Updating Organization Groups​

Zenconsole allows you to modify the name and description of an existing organization group.

To update a group, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.
  2. Locate the group you want to update. You can use the Search field to find the group.
  3. Click the three-dot (...) icon in the Actions column.
  4. Select Update from the dropdown menu.
  5. The Update Group window appears, displaying the current group information.
  6. Modify the following fields as needed:
    • Name: Change the name of the selected group.
    • Description: Update the description of the group.
  7. Click Update to save your changes, or Cancel to discard them.

The updated group information appears in the All Groups list.

Removing Organization Groups​

Zenconsole allows you to remove groups that are no longer required by your organization.

To remove an organization group, follow these steps:

  1. Navigate to **Settings → Organization Settings → Groups.

  2. Locate the group you want to remove.

  3. Click the three-dot (...) icon in the Actions column.

  4. Select Remove from the dropdown menu.

  5. A confirmation dialog appears, asking you to confirm the removal.

  6. Click Remove to confirm the operation or Cancel to keep the group.

Once confirmed, the group is removed from the organization and no longer appears in the All Groups list.

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Before removing a group, review its members and any security policies associated with it. Removing a group may affect configurations that reference that group.