Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch uses several different types of groups to manage users, devices, apps, content, and more. Assignment GroupsAssignment Groups is an umbrella term used to categorize certain management grouping structures within Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch. Organization Groups, Smart Groups, and User Groups each have full feature sets and are distinct from each other. Organization GroupsThink of organization groups as individual branches on a family tree, with each leaf as a device user. Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch identifies each leaf and establishes its standing in the family tree using organization groups (OG). Most customers make OG trees look like their corporate hierarchy: Executives, Management, Operations, Sales, and so forth. Smart GroupsSmart groups are customizable groups within Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch that determine which platforms, devices, and users receive an assigned application, book, compliance policy, device profile, or provision. User GroupsYou can group sets of users into user groups which, like organization groups, act as filters for assigning profiles and applications. When configuring your environment in Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch, align user groups with security groups and business roles within your organization. Admin GroupsAdmin groups enable you to assemble subsets of administrator accounts for assigning roles and permissions beyond the permissions that come from having an admin account in Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch. View AssignmentsAs a convenience, you can preview and confirm the device profiles, apps, books, channels, and compliance policies that are included in (and excluded from) the assigned groups within Workspace ONE UEM powered by AirWatch.
