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Delete a Group Reference

A group reference is a copy of another group. Its icon indicates that it is a copy: You can delete group references by using the References tab for the original group. All groups that have been referenced somewhere in the Groups tree have an additional tab in the right pane. Use the "Remove References" tab to see and remove references to that group.

If you delete a group that has been referenced somewhere, all its references are also deleted. By contrast, if you delete a group reference, the original group is not affected.

Deleting a subgroup that is a reference affects neither the original group, nor the group that contains it. But to delete a group that contains subgroup references, delete all the references before deleting the group. Otherwise, issues arise when you attempt to remove the references.

For example, if several offices have consolidated to a single location, delete all references to the closed offices so that they no longer come up in search results. Deleting one reference does not delete them all.

Follow these steps:

1. Log in as a user with the required administrative role rights.
2. Navigate to the Manage Groups page.

   The page displays current groups in a tree structure.

3. Find the group reference that you want to delete.
4. Select the group reference.

   In the right pane, a link to the original group that was copied appears.

   

5. Click the Original Group link to navigate to the original group.

   The original group appears, with a new tab in the right pane.

6. Select the Remove References tab.

   All references to this group are listed. Their path in the Groups tree is included.

7. Select the group reference that you want to delete.
8. Click Remove Group Reference.
9. Click Ok to confirm the deletion.

   The selected group reference is deleted.