--- title: Internal Group Directory Management description: Learn how to create and manage internal groups that your employees can be added to --- [Skip to content](https://support.konexus.com/create-and-manage-internal-groups-in-a-directory#main-content) English Show submenu for translations [Create a Support Ticket](https://support.konexus.com/kb-tickets/new?hsLang=en) [Customer portal](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub?hsLang=en) ![Konexus Logo](https://support.konexus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/KONEXUS_LOGO_WHITEBG_small.png?width=257&height=40&name=KONEXUS_LOGO_WHITEBG_small.png) - [Knowledge Base](https://support.konexus.com/) - [View My Tickets](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub) - [Partner Forms](https://support.konexus.com/partner-submission-forms) - [Sign out](https://support.konexus.com/_hcms/mem/logout) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Knowledge Base](https://support.konexus.com/) - [View My Tickets](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub) - [Partner Forms](https://support.konexus.com/partner-submission-forms) - [Sign out](https://support.konexus.com/_hcms/mem/logout) - English Show submenu for translations - [Create a Support Ticket](https://support.konexus.com/kb-tickets/new) - [Customer portal](https://support.konexus.com/servicehub) - Go to konexus.com Go to konexus.com Search the help articles to find what you are looking for. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. 1. 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Complete or Edit the Group Details form ![New Group page](https://support.konexus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-08-2024-06-23-31-4596-PM.png?width=688&height=239&name=image-png-Jan-08-2024-06-23-31-4596-PM.png) #### Group Form Overview - Classification - Required - The classification field is automatically filled in based on the directory or parent group you selected when accessing the Group Details form. - There is no need to change this value. Modifying the classification field can lead to complications within group structures. It is essential that a group's classification aligns with its parent group (if applicable) and the associated directory. [How to resolve classification conflicts.](https://support.konexus.com/directory-management-overview?hsLang=en#group-classification-conflicts) - Parent - Optional  - To nest this group within an existing group, you have the option to select a parent group. If you choose not to modify the parent field, the new group will be positioned at the top level of your group structure. - Group Name - Required - A friendly/helpful name for the group - Notes - Optional - These notes are intended for internal reference and can provide valuable context regarding the group's purpose and function. ### Add Contacts to a Group To add contacts to an existing group, simply select the desired group from the Manage Groups page. Please note that you cannot add contacts while creating a new group. Instead, after completing the new group form, you will need to select the group from the management page to add contacts. When establishing nested group structures, it is important to assign users only to the lowest level of nesting. As illustrated in the screenshot above, you will observe that there are no contacts in the Internal or Testing groups. This is because both groups have child groups, and all contacts are organized within the lowest level of the group hierarchy. 1. Select your desired group from the Manage Groups page.![Group Internal Members](https://support.konexus.com/hubfs/image-png-Mar-22-2023-01-24-05-4272-AM.png) 2. Under the **Group Internal Members** section of the card, click the Add Members button to open a pop-up with the Available Members selection box. ![Group Internal Members ](https://support.konexus.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jan-05-2024-09-01-13-3091-PM.png?width=688&height=365&name=image-png-Jan-05-2024-09-01-13-3091-PM.png) 3. Search for contact names or click **Add Members**. 4. Select a member by clicking on their name. Once a name is selected, Click **Add Members**. 5. To remove users from a group, click the trash can next to their name in the group.  This will ONLY remove them from the group.  This does not delete their record entirely. ### Creating Child Groups As mentioned above, you can create a child group by modifying the parent dropdown field on the Group Details form.  You may also create a child group when updating an existing group by clicking the 'Create Child Group' button. ***Screenshot shown below.*** Clicking this button will take you through the group creation process outlined above, but the parent dropdown field will be auto populated with the correct parent group.  ### Creating Linked Groups For users with advanced permissions, there is an option to add groups as linked children. This feature allows administrators, who may have restricted visibility to certain groups, to send alerts to a linked group without the ability to add, remove, or delete members from that group. 1. 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