How To - Create, Update, or Remove Groups

Updated by Steve Corbesero

In the Group Editor, an Admin User can easily view and manage all lighting control Groups. As facility needs change, your lighting control structure can dynamically change with it. 

The Group Editor allows you to edit group names, create new Groups or Subgroups, move lighting fixtures to new or existing Groups, or remove a Group altogether. 

To navigate to the Group Editor: 

  1. Click your user avatar in the top-right
  2. Click Admin
  3. Click the Groups button 
  4. Select the appropriate Site or Area 

After selecting an Area, you will be able to make changes utilizing the 2-D map. 

Edit a Group Name

  1. Select the target Group
  2. Select the Pencil Icon next to the Group name
  3. Enter a new Group name
  4. Click Rename Group

Create a new Group

  1. Select the PLUS icon on the far right of the Group Editor Panel
  2. Enter a Group name
Create Group
  1. Click Create Group

Empty Group Designator
A new Group will be added to the existing list of Groups within the parent Group. The new Group will be marked with an asterisk, denoting that the new Group is empty.  

Create a Subgroup

To create a new Group within an existing Group, a user should: 

  1. Select the existing Group that you like to create a Subgroup below
  2. Select the + icon on the far right of the Group Editor Panel
  3. Enter a Group name
  4. Click Create Group
A new Group will be added to the existing list of Groups within the parent Group. The new Group will be marked with an asterisk, denoting that the new Group is empty.  

Move fixtures from one Group to another

To move a fixture or multiple fixtures from one Group to another Group, a user should: 

  1. Select the Group that you would like to move fixtures to
  2. Select the fixtures that you would like to move
  3. Selected Nodes will change from the standard color to Solid Yellow with White Check Mark
  4. Select the Assign Button, in the lower right-hand corner of the Group Editor Panel
The Assign button will also note the number of nodes that to be assigned to the new Group

Once a user clicks Assign, the fixtures will move from their current Group to the target Group.

Move a Group into a new Group

To move an entire Group into another Group, a User should: 

  1. Select the Group that you would like to move
    1. Select the Group Name in the lower breadcrumb menu
    2. Select the Group using the 2-D Map image
  2. Select the Suitcase icon in the right-hand corner of the Group Editor Panel
Group Editor Action Buttons
  1. Select the Group that you would like to move the target Group into from the drop-down menu that appears
Move Group DropDown
  1. Click Move Group
Move Group

The target Group will now move to its new Parent Group. 

Delete a Group

To delete a Group entirely, a user must first move all the fixtures from the target Group into a new Group.

Once all fixtures have been moved from the target Group:

  1. Select the empty Group, which will be marked with an asterisk
  2. Select the Trash Can icon in the right-hand corner of the Group Editor Panel
  3. Click Delete in the pop-up menu that appears

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