# Grouping

## Introduction

The 'Group Action' component in Autom Mate is designed to organize and group actions under a specific title. This feature enhances the readability and manageability of workflows, allowing users to easily understand the flow of operations.

The primary purpose of the 'Group Action' is to provide users with a way to visually organize related actions within a workflow. By grouping actions under a common title, users can create logical sections, making it easier to navigate and comprehend complex workflows.

## What is Group Action?

The 'Group Action' serves as a container for actions, allowing users to create distinct sections within a workflow. Each group can have a title to describe its purpose or function.

#### Key Features

* <mark style="color:orange;">**Action Organization**</mark><mark style="color:orange;">:</mark>
  * <mark style="color:orange;">Group related actions together for better organization and readability.</mark>
* <mark style="color:orange;">**Drag-and-Drop Functionality**</mark><mark style="color:orange;">:</mark>
  * <mark style="color:orange;">Easily move entire groups of actions within the workflow.</mark>
* <mark style="color:orange;">**Collapse and Expand**</mark><mark style="color:orange;">:</mark>
  * <mark style="color:orange;">Collapse groups to hide actions and focus on high-level workflow structure.</mark>
  * <mark style="color:orange;">Expand groups to view and work with individual actions.</mark>

## How To Use Action

### Basic Usage

**Description:** The 'Group Action' is used to create logical sections within a workflow, grouping related actions together.

**Usage:**

1. **Title**:
   * <mark style="color:green;">Add a descriptive title to the group action.</mark>
   * <mark style="color:green;">This title provides an overview of the actions within the group.</mark>
2. **Adding Actions**:
   * <mark style="color:green;">Drag and drop individual actions into the group.</mark>
   * <mark style="color:green;">Actions within the group will be executed sequentially.</mark>
3. **Collapse Group**:
   * <mark style="color:green;">Click the "Collapse" symbol (⊖) on the left of the group to hide actions.</mark>
   * <mark style="color:green;">This helps in focusing on higher-level workflow structure.</mark>

### Advanced Usage

**Opening Group in New Tab**

1. <mark style="color:green;">Hover over the 'Group Action' with the mouse.</mark>
2. <mark style="color:green;">Click the "OpenTab" symbol (⊕) on the right of the group.</mark>
3. <mark style="color:green;">Select the "OpenTab" section.</mark>
4. <mark style="color:green;">Enter the desired tab name.</mark>
5. <mark style="color:green;">Choose the tab color from the list.</mark>
6. <mark style="color:green;">Click the "Add" button.</mark>

![](/files/LIYZo1Jfk3oXTYwWvtcF)

![Screenshot is a flow that opens Request on ServiceDesk Plus with WhatsApp. We can group the whole part to see it clearer if there are more actions that we are having in the same flow.](/files/m9rdnN5RUFCBFSjIGrkM)

![The Create Request is a Button Item at the top so we can add a Group just under it and drag everything under it to the inside of the group action. It will look like this](/files/SUSSD9XVwJUfk8uGeyNd)

![From the button at the top left of the Group action, we can shrink it like a folder. If we press the button, the last look will be this:](/files/wRGlnKHZMwT50ytN0fgM)

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## Additional Tips

### [**Use Cases**](/userguide/use-cases.md)

### [FAQ](/userguide/faq.md)


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