Environment
MCommunity
Issue
Can a MCommunity group name be changed?
Resolution
MCommunity group names cannot be changed.
Recommended alternatives:
- If you want a group name that is searchable in the directory without the old group being found
- Create a new MCommunity group with the new name
- Copy the list of members from the old group and paste the list into the new group membership
- Note that this is not an import/export, but rather a copy from a list or CSV and paste of the names into the Add Members box
- Copy other desired settings from the old group into the new group
- Add the old group name in the "Also Known as" field of the new group
- Delete the old MCommunity group.
- NOTE: You must permanently delete the group from the "Trash" tab before a new group can be created with the same name.
- If you don't mind that the old group name is still searchable in the directory
- Add the desired new name as an "Also Known as" name in the existing group's entry
- NOTE: this will not work if the new name is the same as either the existing group name or existing group's email
- Messages sent to the new group name will be delivered to the membership of the existing group
Additional Information
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