Device groups

Device groups allow you to categorize OT devices into whatever schematic is useful for you. That could be device categories, different vendors, or something else.

Access rights required for editing and assigning device groups

In order to add or edit device groups you must be a member of a user group with the permission to modify Master Data.

In order to assign a device to a device group you need to be a member of a role with inventory write access for that device.

In order to assign a user to a device group (to specify responsibilities) you need to be a member of a role with workforce management write permission.

Editing device groups

Go to INVENTORY/EXTENDED and click the Device Groups tab.

The edit tree for device groups supports drag-and-drop to make modifications. This way you don't have to worry about modifying your device group tree later on. If you move an entry to a different position via drag-and-drop, all device and user relationships will be maintained.

To move a given context entry to a different position in the tree, simply mark the entry with a left mouse click, hold the left mouse button, and move the entry to the desired position. At the desired position, release the left mouse button.

Assigning a device to a device group

In order to assign a device to a device group, select the device in the inventory and click on Edit.

In the dialog box that pops up you can assign context data in the Device tab.

Once that you click on the down arrow button in the Device Group field, a drop-down menu pops up that allows you to select an entry.

Assigning multiple devices to a device group (bulk edit)

You can use bulk edit to assing multiple devices to a device group in one easy step.

In order to use bulk edit, select multiple devices in the device inventory (INVENTORY -> DEVICES). You can do that by using the left mouse button in conjuction with the Shift and Control keys on your keyboard.

When you now click on Edit, the assignments that you make in the edit window will be applied to all devices that you have selected. To make you aware that you are editing multiple devices, the frame of the edit dialog shows in red.

Assigning devices to a device group via the REST API

You can also use the REST API to assign devices to device groups.