# Groups

A group is a named set of devices. Groups exist so you can look at part of a fleet on its own, and
so reports can be scoped to something narrower than the whole customer.

Group by whatever you actually reason about. One group per shopping centre, one per city, one per
contract, one for the outdoor units you watch in winter. A device can belong to as many groups as
you like, so you do not have to pick a single scheme.

![The Groups page, listing each group and its device count](https://wiki.kuori.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/groups-list.png)

## The group list

The list shows each group's name and how many devices are in it. **View** opens the group.

**Create group** adds one. A group needs a name, and a description is worth writing, because a name
alone rarely survives a year of staff turnover.

## The group dashboard

Opening a group lands you on its dashboard, which is the main Dashboard narrowed to that group's
devices.

![A group dashboard, with counters, alerts and events for the group's devices](https://wiki.kuori.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/group-dashboard.png)

The header shows the group's name and description with **Edit group** and **Remove group** beside
them. Below that are the same three counters, the same map, and the same alerts and events cards as
the main Dashboard, counting only this group.

Removing a group deletes the grouping, not the devices. They stay in DSM and in any other group
they belong to.

## The devices view

The **Devices** tab switches to the group's membership.

![The group's device list, with Add devices and Remove devices](https://wiki.kuori.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-09/group-devices.png)

This is the standard device table with checkboxes down the left. Tick the devices you want, then use
**Remove devices** to take them out of the group.

**Add devices** opens the customer's other devices in the same kind of table. Tick and confirm to
add them.

Both actions change membership only. Nothing is sent to the device and nothing is deleted.

## Where groups show up elsewhere

The Reports page has a **Group** selector, and picking one limits the report to that group's
devices. This is the main reason to keep groups tidy. A downtime report per shopping centre is a
group selection away.

A device's own page has a **Groups** tab listing every group it belongs to.