Cisco Systems CL-28826-01 Creating Device Group Types

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Chapter 3 Managing the Device Inventory
Working with Device Groups
•Right-click a device group type or a device group in the Device selector and select Edit Device
Groups.
•Select File > Edit Device Groups.
•From the Device Grouping page in the New Device wizard or for existing devices, the device
properties, select Edit Groups from a group type list. See Device Groups Page.
Related Topics
•Understanding Device Grouping, page 3-57
•Working with Device Groups, page3-57
Field Reference
Creating Device Group Types
This procedure describes the most direct method to create device group types. For information on other
methods of adding group types, see Understanding Device Grouping, page3-57.
Device group types are the top-level categories in your device group hierarchy. If you want add a device
group, see Creating Device Groups, page 3-60
Related Topics
•Understanding Device Grouping, page 3-57
•Deleting Device Groups or Group Types, page3-60
•Adding Devices to or Removing Them From Device Groups, page3-60
Step 1 Select File > Edit Device Groups.
The Edit Device Groups page opens (see Edit Device Groups Dialog Box, page 3-58).
Step 2 Click Add Type. A new device group type entry is added to the selector.
Step 3 Enter a name for the group type and press Enter.
Table3-14 Edit Device Groups Dialog Box
Element Description
Groups Displays the device groups and group types.
To rename a group or type, select it and then click it again to make the
text editable. Type in the new name and press Enter.
Add Type button Click this button to create a new group type. The type is added with a
default name. Overtype the name and press Enter.
You can have a maximum of 10 group types.
Add Group to Type button Click this button to add a device group to the selected device group or
group type.
Delete button (trash can) Click this button to delete the selected device group or group type and
all device groups that it contains. Deleting a device group or group type
does not delete any devices it contains.