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title: "Creating a Planning Group"
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> Macro (toc)

# Create a planning group

1. In the Planning Groups module click **Add Group** to create a new planning group.
2. Enter a **Name** for the planning group and click **Save** to save your changes.

# Add an area to a planning group:

You can add an area or any network object, including another planning group, as a member of a planning group.

> ℹ️ **Note**
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> ℹ️ Take care configuring planning groups. If you set a planning group active, DMS checks to make sure that none of the planning areas in the group overlap with other active planning areas.

1. In the Planning Groups module, select the group to which you want to add a component.
2. On the Areas tab, click **Edit** to make the component list editable.
3. Click **Add**, then select the area that you want to add to the group.
4. Click **Save** to save your changes. The group will be generated to add all the included objects to the group. This may take some time.

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