In the middle part of the Administration tab, the configuration of the groups is indicated.

• Configuration Groups: Every configuration group is split into 3 special groups. The special groups can be shown and hidden individually (see the Showing or Hiding Special Groups section below).
  • Computers: In this group, computers, operating system templates, software packages and PXE boot images are administrated. They are assigned to the configuration group or the corresponding computer via drag & drop.
    

    Computers can only be assigned once within the configuration groups.

  • Users: In this group, software packages and users are administrated. They are assigned to the configuration group or the corresponding user via drag & drop.
    

    Users can be assigned several times within the configuration groups.

  • Software Packages: In this group, software packages are administrated. They are assigned to the configuration group via drag & drop.
    

    The distribution options for operating system templates and software packages are inherited by the lower groups (see Inheritance).

• Assignment Groups: The description of the Assignment Groups can be found here.
  The meaning of the icon colors and the colors of the icon text is explained in Color Settings and Icons in the Empirum Manager.

Showing and Hiding Special Groups

The special groups can be shown and hidden individually.

1. To do so, select the corresponding group under View > Special Groups.
   If a checkmark is displayed next to a special group, this special group is shown. If there is no checkmark next to a special group, this group is hidden. The objects belonging to the individual special groups remain visible under the corresponding configuration group.