# How to copy a group on a dashboard

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Created:** [19 July 2021 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574 "2021-07-19T10:38:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [19 July 2021 10:38 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/1 "2021-07-19T10:38:30Z")

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Say I have a group with many things in it that works.

I want to duplicate it. Given some things change.

Can I select that group and copy it?

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [19 July 2021 10:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/2 "2021-07-19T10:45:19Z")

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Works for me. Click once on the group outline or any node within it and Copy/Paste

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [19 July 2021 10:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/3 "2021-07-19T10:47:47Z")

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Thanks.

But then you have to move all the nodes to the new group when done.

Here I have 2 groups for _Arlec_.... (Power point/outlet)

I want to get a third one.

So I want to copy all those nodes to a new set....

![Screenshot from 2021-07-19 20-44-23](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/3/b/3b87debd8dbea80f906b3552984b1701d541d2d8.png)

So I select one of the existing 2, and copy it to a new group.

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [19 July 2021 11:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/4 "2021-07-19T11:10:01Z")

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I don't understand. If I copy a group to the same tab or a new one, the group and all the nodes within it are copied.

 ![Untitled 1](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/7/4/74076483eb5b8f550ed0f4400f2102ab28bb379e.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [19 July 2021 11:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/5 "2021-07-19T11:13:36Z")

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Yeah, the `group` is a neat trick. I just realised that now. Thanks.

But I copy the group (that kind of group) and then I have to do to the new _group_ and edit all the dashboard nodes and change their names.

I meant the dashboard group, rather than the node type.

So I select the group in the dashboard view (as shown in the screen shot) and copy the nodes that way.

In retrospect it would be difficult to do as NR wouldn't know which nodes to copy.

Sorry. Thanks for the suggestion about grouping the nodes. That's how I am doing it.

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**Author:** ![jbudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5f8ce5/32.png) [@jbudd](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/jbudd)\
**Post date:** [19 July 2021 11:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/6 "2021-07-19T11:52:35Z")

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I didn't see the key word "dashboard" so misunderstood. Sorry about that. Glad you've resolved it despite my help!

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**Author:** ![Trying\_to\_learn](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/trying_to_learn/32/28400_2.png) [@Trying\_to\_learn](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Trying_to_learn)\
**Post date:** [19 July 2021 11:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/7 "2021-07-19T11:57:53Z")

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I thought the title covered it.

No problems.

I am very good at not wording questions correctly.

I may even have a near monopoly on doing that. 😉 Again: thanks. Your _trick_ is actually quite good.  
Just the _leg work_ of _moving_ all the GUI nodes to the new group name.  
But not the end of the world.  
All good now.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [2 August 2021 11:58 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-copy-a-group-on-a-dashboard/48574/8 "2021-08-02T11:58:16Z")

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