Managing EMS Groups Data

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The EMS Management Console application allows you to manage the EMS Groups data that is stored in your EMS Server. The Groups tab displays the stored information about EMS Groups in the EMS Server.

You can use the EMS Management Console application to create new EMS Groups in the EMS Server, updated or delete the EMS Groups data.

Creating a new EMS Group

To add a new EMS Group to the EMS Server:

1. Select the Groups tab.
2. Click the Add button.

   The Add dialog box opens.

3. Set the required fields for the new EMS Group.
   • Group name. Enter the EMS Group name used to unique identify the group in the EMS Server.

     Note: If the EMS Server contains a group with the same Group Name, an error raises.

4. Set optional fields for the new EMS Group.
   • Field Name. Custom field name for an EMS Group.

     Note: If the Field Name contains blank characters, an error raises.

   • Field Value. Custom field value for an EMS Group.
5. Add existing EMS Users to the new EMS Group.
   • Select the EMS Users in the Users list.
6. Click the OK button to send the data of new EMS Group to the EMS Server.

Updating the EMS Groups Data

Updating a Single EMS Group

To update the data of an existing EMS Group:

1. Select the Groups tab.
2. Double-click the selected EMS Group.

   The Modify dialog box opens then.

3. Update the optional fields data for the EMS Group.
   • Modify the existing data of the custom fields.
   • Add new Custom fields to the EMS Group. Set a new Field Name and the corresponding Field Value.
4. Add or remove EMS Users to/from the EMS Group.
   • Select one or several EMS Users from the Users list to add them to the EMS Group.
   • Deselect the EMS User from the Users list to remove them from the EMS Group.
5. Click the OK button to save your changes in the EMS Server.

Updating Data From Several EMS Groups at Once

To update the custom data from one or several EMS Groups at once:

1. In the Groups tab, click the Edit button.
2. Edit the custom fields values of the EMS Groups.
3. Click the Update button to save your changes in the EMS Server. Click Cancel to discard all the changes.
4. Click the Refresh button to retrieve the updated EMS Groups data from the EMS Server.

Deleting an EMS Group

To delete one or several EMS Groups from the EMS Server:

1. In the Groups tab, click the Edit button.
2. Select the EMS Group from the list.
3. Click Delete.
4. Repeat the previous steps until you have deleted the desired EMS Groups.
5. Click the Update or the Cancel button.

Note: Deleting an EMS Group from the EMS Server does not require confirmation.

See Also

• EMS Groups Resource
• EMS Users Resource
• EMS Server
• EMS Console Server