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title: Creating a group
description: You can add users as members to groups that delegated administrators create and manage. You can also add subgroups as members to a group.
component: pingdirectory
version: 11.0
page_id: pingdirectory:delegated_admin_application_guide:pd_da_create_group
canonical_url: https://docs.pingidentity.com/pingdirectory/11.0/delegated_admin_application_guide/pd_da_create_group.html
revdate: October 5, 2023
---

# Creating a group

You can add users as members to groups that delegated administrators create and manage. You can also add subgroups as members to a group.

The configuration for each delegated group type consists of the following elements:

* Group REST resource type

  Defines the attributes to locate groups in the directory information tree (DIT).

* Parent DN or Parent resource type

  Specifies the location in which to create groups in the DIT.

  * To specify a parent distinguished name (DN) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
    \<p>A name uniquely identifying an object within the hierarchy of a directory tree.\</p>
    \</div>)* for a resource type, enter the value in the **Parent DN** text box in the **Resource Creation** section. The parent DN is often identical to the search base DN, such as `ou=customers,ou=Groups, dc=example,dc=com`.

  * To specify a parent resource type, select a value from the **Parent Resource Type** list in the **Resource Creation** section. Delegated administrators are subsequently presented with a list box that lets them select a resource, and the group is created under the selected parent resource. If you specify a parent resource type, set a value for the **Primary Display Attribute Type** in the **Delegated Admin** section. This setting determines the values that are displayed in the Delegated Admin GUI. For example, a primary display attribute type of `ou` displays the `ou` value in the list box for each resource within the parent resource type.

* Attributes

  These attributes are presented to the delegated administrators.

To configure a group REST resource type, go to **Configuration > REST Resource Types** page in the PingDirectory admin console.

When creating or editing a REST resource type, the **Search Base DN** field in the **General Configuration** section determines the data structure that is searched in Delegated Admin, and the **Display Name** field in the **Delegated Admin** section specifies the label of the REST resource in the Delegated Admin GUI.

**PingDirectory Attributes**

| PingDirectory admin console |                                                                                                                                                                                   | Delegated Admin GUI                                                                    |
| --------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| UI field                    | Window and section                                                                                                                                                                | UI field onNew Group page                                                              |
| `Display Name`              | **Configuration > REST Resource Types**. Create or edit a REST resource type, and then go to the **Delegated Admin** section.                                                     | `Select a Type` label                                                                  |
| `REST Resource Type`        | **Configuration > Delegated Admin Rights**. Create or edit Delegated Admin rights, and then click **New Delegated Admin Resource Rights**.                                        | `Select a Type` option                                                                 |
| `Parent Resource Type`      | **Configuration > REST Resource Types**. Create or edit a REST resource type, and then go to the **Resource Creation** section.                                                   | Display name for parent resource type                                                  |
| `Display Name`              | **Configuration > REST Resource Types**. Create or edit a REST resource type, and then go to the **Delegated Admin Attributes** section. Click **New Delegated Admin Attribute**. | Additional fields such as `CN`, `Description`, `Business Category`, and `Organization` |