To move groups to another container, select the groups, right-click the selection, and click Move. In the Move dialog, select the container to which you want to move the groups.
NOTE: The Console provides the drag-and-drop function for moving objects. To move objects, you can drag the selection from the details pane to a destination container in the Console tree.
You can move Active Directory (AD) groups from one AD container to another with the Active Roles Console.
To move a group
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In the Console tree, locate and select the folder that contains the group you want to move.
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In the details pane, right-click the group and click Move to display the Move dialog.
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In the Move dialog, select the folder to which you want to move the group, then click OK.
NOTE: Consider the following when moving groups:
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With Active Roles, groups can only be moved within the same domain. This means that the group and the folder to which you want to move the group must belong to the same domain.
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You can move multiple objects at a time with the Move dialog. To open the dialog, select the objects, right-click the selection, and click Move. To select multiple objects, press and hold CTRL, then click each object.
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The Console provides the drag-and-drop function for moving objects. To move objects, you can drag the selection from the details pane to a destination container in the Console tree.
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To locate the object that you want to move, use the Find function of Active Roles. Once you found the accounts, open the Move dialog by right-clicking the object, and clicking Move.
With the Active Roles Console, you can export groups to an XML file and then import them from that file to populate a container in a different domain. The export and import operations provide a way to relocate groups between domains.
To export groups, select them, right-click the selection, and select All Tasks > Export. In the Export Objects dialog, specify the file where you want to save the data, and click Save.
To import groups, right-click the container where you want to place the groups, and then click Import. In the Import Directory Objects dialog, select the file to which the groups were exported, and click Open.
To delete groups, select them, right-click the selection, and click Delete. Then, click Yes to confirm the deletion. If you select multiple groups, clicking Delete displays the Delete Objects dialog. To delete all the selected groups, select the Apply to all items check box, then click Yes.
NOTE: Deleting a group is a destructive operation that cannot be undone. Also, if you re-create the group with the same name later, the group will not receive automatically the same permissions and memberships that the deleted contact had. Instead, you must assign the previous permissions and memberships manually.