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title: "Adding Components to a Group"
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> Macro (toc)

You can add objects to a group on either the Components or the Relations tab.

- When you add objects on the Components tab you must use the COMPONENT relation type
- When you add objects on the Relations tab, you can choose a relation type.

This topic describes adding a component on the Components tab. .

( <u>[Working with Object Relationships](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SMNC/pages/2001011568)</u> explains how to add a relationship on the Object module Relations tab. Use the same procedure in the Groups module.)

> ℹ️ **Note**
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> ℹ️ If you use the Components tab, the group is generated as soon as it is saved. If you use the Relations tab, you must use the [Generate Network Areas and Groups ](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SMNC/pages/2000979058)tool in the application's Main Menu to generate the group.

Add a component on the components tab:

1. In the Groups module, select the group to which you want to add a component.
2. On the Components tab, click **Edit** to make the component list editable.
3. Click  **Add**, then select the object that you want to add as a group component. You can only use objects that have been configured to have a relationship with the selected object type as parent.
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.

## See Also:

- <u>[Viewing the Members of a Group](https://rubiconwater.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/SMNC/pages/2000979128)</u>

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