Overview

This element of configuration is used to group contacts together. Contact groups can be attached to Host or Check, to notify many contacts at the same time.

 

You can access to the Contact groups configuration by using the link in the main menu
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The main page of contact groups Configuration is composed of a table, listing all existing contact groups.

This table contains following informations :

  • a CheckBox to select one or more Contact Groups
  • Differencies since last commit in production
  • Name
  • Alias 
  • Members

 


A tool bar on top of the table, gives administrators the ability to do the following :

 

  • Enable, Disable, Delete or Duplicate selected Contact Groups
  • Filter List by Name
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Like other configuration element pages, an action menu is displayed on the left.

This Menu provides following operations :

  • Add en new Contactgroup
  • Show contactgroup detected by automatic modules
  • Accept differencies on selected elements
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Create a now Contactgroup

To create a new Contact Group, use the button "Add new [Contact]" located in the Action Menu.
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Contact creation form will be displayed.

This form is composed of one tab, containig the following properties :

  • Name
    • used to define the name of the contact group
    • this field is required
  • Alias
    • used to define a longer name, or a description to identify the contact group
  • Members
    • used to include contacts as members of the contact group
    • fields is a list of members that can be added using the dropdown list of existing contacts
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Like on other forms, the left menu give to Administrators the ability to :
  • Validate the new hostgroup
  • Cancel the action
  • Delete the hostgroup
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Once validated, the new contact group will be saved in the New configuration database, and will appear in the list.

Modify a Contact Group

To modify properties of a Contact Group, first go on the Contact groups page, from the Main menu, and then click on the contact group name you want to modify.
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The form displayed is the same form used to create a new Contact group.

All fields are filled using the contact group properties.

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Once validated, the modified contact group will be saved in the Stagging configuration database.

Add or remove Members

Members can be added or deleted either by editing the groups, either by editing the contacts.