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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 extra tab in the right pane. Use the "Remove References" tab to see and remove references to that group.

Deleting a group that has been referenced deletes all of its references. By contrast, if you delete a group reference, the original group is not affected.

Deleting a subgroup that is a reference does not affect the original group or the group that contains it. To delete a group that contains subgroup references, delete all of the references before deleting the group. Otherwise, issues arise when you attempt to remove the references.

For example, if several offices consolidate in a single location, delete all references to the closed offices to prevent them from appearing 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 current groups appear 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. The path of the references is included in the Groups tree.

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

   A confirmation dialog appears.

9. Click OK to confirm the deletion.

   The selected group reference is deleted.