10.3. Managing Groups
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## 10.3. Managing Groups

To manage groups in RDAdmin, touch the `Manage Groups` button to open the Rivendell Group List dialog.

The Rivendell Group List Dialog

### 10.3.1. Editing Group Information

To examine and modify an existing group, touch its entry in the `Groups` list and then touch the `Edit` button to open the Group Dialog.

The Rivendell Group Dialog

The `Default Import Title` is the title string that will be assigned to carts created by dropboxes or rdimport(1) when no file-specific title metadata is found. This field recognizes the following wildcards:

Table 10.1. Default Import Title Wildcards

%f | Body part of the filename
%e | Extension part of the filename

The `Default Cart Type:` controls which type of cart (`Audio` or `Macro` RDLibrary will default to when creating a new cart in this group.

The `Default Cart Number:` fields define a range of cart numbers to use by default for this group --i.e. by RDLibrary or rdimport(1). If the `Enforce Cart Range` box is ticked, Rivendell will not permit carts to be created in or moved to this group whose cart number does not fall within this range.

If the `Include this group in Traffic reports` or `Include this group in Music reports` box is ticked, play-outs of carts belonging to this group in a log will be included in traffic or music reports, respectively.

If this `Set End Date/Time` box is ticked, then new cuts that belong to this group will have their end date/time automatically set to the specified number of days after the date of creation.

If the `Purge expired cuts` box is ticked, then cuts in the group will be purged --i.e. deleted -- the specified number of days after they expire. If `Delete cart if empty` is also ticked, then the cart containing the deleted cut will also be deleted if it contains no other cuts.

If the `Transmit Now ' Next` box is ticked, then carts in this group will generate an RLM event when played in a log.

Carts in this group will be allowed to play only on those services that are shown in the `Active Services` list.

To set a color for the group (used when the group name is displayed elsewhere in Rivendell, touch the `Color` button.

Touch the `OK` button to commit any changes made, or `Cancel` to abandon them.

### 10.3.2. Renaming Groups

A group can be renamed by touching the `Rename` button. If the `New Group Name:` given already exists, then the carts in this group will be moved into that group.

The Rename Group Dialog

### 10.3.3. Group Report

A printable report listing the defined groups and their attributes can be generated by touching the `Generate Report` button.

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