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Linking, Unlinking, and Moving Computers and Computer Groups

Computers and computer groups can be linked to another static computer group. You can use drag-and-drop or copy-and-paste features to link a computer from a defined static computer group to another static computer group.

You cannot insert a copied computer into a computer group at a level at which it is already a member, but you can insert the copied computer at another level in a nested computer group.

You can use the Remove from Group process to break a previously established link. If, for example, you remove a computer from a static computer group, then the selected computer disappears from the computer group.

Removing from group is not the same as deleting. When you delete a computer from a computer group, then the selected computer is permanently removed from the CA ITCM database, not only from the group.

Computers and computer groups can also be moved to other computer groups. When you move a computer or computer group to another group, it becomes a member of that group, and ceases to be a member of the previous group. System folders cannot be manipulated; for example, you cannot move a computer from the All Computers folder.