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Moving and copying elements

February 25, 2025

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C M

Devices, OUs and applications can be moved from one OU to another OU within the tree view of the organizational structure. If inheritance is active, after you have moved a device or OU, it receives the properties of the new parent OU.

Moving devices, OUs or applications

In the tree view, show the source and target position of the relevant element.

The target position can be the icon of the target OU or any valid position subordinate to the target OU.
Use a drag-and-drop operation to move the element from the source to the target position. or, Move the element via context menu or CTRL-X to the Clipboard and paste it via context menu or CTRL-V at the target position.
Confirm with Yes.

Confirm your changes again and the element is moved to the target OU.

In the tree view, in the OU devices window or in the All devices window, for the relevant device, open the context menu.
Click Edit > Move…
In the dialog, expand the organizational structure and select the target OU.
Confirm with OK..

Confirm your changes again and the element is moved to the target OU.

Copying applications

Note:

Applications in the tree view are application definitions and do not include software. The software must be configured and provided separately via IDF.

Show the source and target position of the relevant application in the tree view.

The target position can be the icon of the target OU or the Applcations node subordinate to the target OU.
Use a drag-and-drop operation while pressing CTRL to move the application from the source to the target position.

or,

Copy the application via context menu or CTRL-C to the Clipboard and paste it via context menu or CTRL-V at the target position.
Confirm with Yes.

The application is copied to the target OU.

Note:

Applications can also be copied from any client device to a Scout OU. For further information, see Uploading applications from a device to Scout .

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Moving and copying elements

February 25, 2025

Contributed by:

C M

Moving and copying elements

Moving devices, OUs or applications

Moving devices to another OU via context menu

Copying applications

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