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Add group to Device

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According to the Add a group dialog I can add groups to probes or groups only:

> = Select a Probe or Group to Add the New Group to =
>
> Select a probe or group from the list.

But, I have a use case where I have to create 51 sensors (which can be divided into groups logically) for one device and I'd like to split them accordingly:

  • for said logical reasons,
  • for better overview and
  • to avoid exaggerated scrolling in the sensors' list.

The workaround I use atm is to create sub-groups in a super-group and to create the device multiple times in these sub-groups:

```
+- Super-group
......+- Group A
.........+- Device 1
............+ Sensors 1..17
......+- Group B
.........+- Device 1
............+ Sensors 18..34
......+- Group C
.........+- Device 1
............+ Sensors 35..51
```

This works, but is ugly in contradicting DRY.

PS: Your question editor here lacks basic functions and neither handles HTML Entities nor Unicode characters correctly (e.g.  ). That's tedious.

device feature-request group group-in-device prtg

Created on Feb 24, 2023 4:25:24 PM

Last change on Feb 24, 2023 4:25:24 PM



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Hello there,

If I understand correctly, I am afraid that you can not add a group in a device.

Created on Mar 6, 2023 6:18:46 AM by  Himanshu Bhatt [Paessler Support]



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Thank you for your reply, though negative, content-wise and for the time being.

Is this a reasonable feature request, at least? Or has this already been added to your internal plannings? Since I can imagine that I'm not the only one and first ever who wants to do this.

Created on Mar 7, 2023 1:57:25 PM



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As far as I am aware, PRTG objects hierarchy should be like this and it's not possible to change behavior: https://www.paessler.com/manuals/prtg/object_hierarchy However, before you raise the feature request, please allow me to check whether such a request has already been raised by anyone or not.

Created on Mar 13, 2023 12:42:10 PM by  Himanshu Bhatt [Paessler Support]



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Re "_before you raise the feature request_" – I already tagged the question with "feature-request" from the very beginning. Isn't it already such then?

Created on Mar 13, 2023 4:21:39 PM



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Hello,

I am afraid it's not. To raise/propose a feature request please refer to the following KB https://kb.paessler.com/en/topic/79245-how-can-i-propose-new-features-or-sensors-for-prtg and perform accordingly. It also explained how do we handle such a request.

Created on Mar 20, 2023 12:13:49 PM by  Himanshu Bhatt [Paessler Support]




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