Specifications

7 Grouping Units
The DTX Control Explorer automatically groups managed appliances by the type of appliance. Target devices are
automatically grouped based on the type to which they are assigned.
You may also add and change the following types of groups:
• Sites
• Departments
• Locations
• Custom fields - Custom fields allow a user to create groupings of units which are accessed by all DTX Control users
• Personal and global unit groups - Global unit groups may be seen by all users; personal unit groups are visible only to
the user who created the group
7.1 Site, Department and Location Groups
You may create one or more site, department and location names and then associate units with them. For example, you
could create sites names such as Austin and Sunrise, department names such as Software Development and Human
Resources or location names such as Lab Room 101 and System Administrator’s Office.
Site, Department and/or Location columns may be included in a Units View window display, using the Customize link.
To group units by site, department or location, you first create a site/department/location, then associate units with it.
Sites/departments/locations that contain units to which a user does not have access rights will not appear in the side
navigation bar. The site/department/location must also have at least one unit associated with it to be displayed in the side
navigation bar.
To add a site, department or location:
1. Click the Units tab.
2. To add a site, click Sites in the top navigation bar. The Sites window will open.
To add a department, click Departments in the top navigation bar. The Departments window will open.
To add a location, click Locations in the top navigation bar. The Locations window will open.
3. Click Add. The Add Site, Add Department or Add Location window will open.
4. Type a name, then click Add. The Sites, Departments or Locations window will open.
A site, department or location will not be listed in the side navigation bar until a unit has been associated with it.
To delete a site, department or location:
1. Click the Units tab.
2. To delete a site click Sites in the top navigation bar. The Sites window will open.
To delete a department, click Departments in the top navigation bar. The Departments window will open.
To delete a location, click Locations in the top navigation bar. The Locations window will open.
3. Click the checkbox to the left of one or more sites/departments/locations. To delete all sites/departments/locations in
the page, click the checkbox to the left of Name at the top of the list.
4. Click Delete. A confirmation dialog box will appear.
5. Confirm or cancel the deletion.
To change the name of a site, department or location:
1. Click the Units tab.
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