Renaming a device group

It is not possible to rename a device group using the user interface at this time. It is, however, possible to manually rename a device group by changing the names of some files.

CAUTION! Some settings like window placement, display preferences, column widths, and the like are lost when you rename a device group. However, no data about the device group is lost.

Use these instructions to rename a device group:

1.	If autopolling is enabled for your device group, disable it by right-clicking the device group and choosing Autopolling.

2.	Right-click the device group and choose “De-activate Device Group/Route.” A message appears. Click Yes. This removes the device group from the user interface, but does not delete the map and log files for the device group.

3.	In Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Program Files\ObserverInfrastructure\Maps.

4.	Find the files having the device group name, and rename them to a name you want to use. The files are:

device_group.dat

device_group.lan

device_group.la3

5.	In Windows Explorer, browse to C:\Program Files\ObserverInfrastructure\Logs. In this directory is a folder that matches the device group.

6.	Rename the folder to match the new name you gave the files.

7.	In Observer Infrastructure. right-click in the Device Groups/Routes list area and choose “Activate Existing Device Group/Route”. Then, choose the renamed device group. For more details, see Activating or de-activating your device group.