Delete a group

Last update: February 7, 2025

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You can delete a group that you manage. If there are any groups above the group you manage, their administrators can also do this for your group. The same is true for Workfront administrators (for any group).

For information about deleting a subgroup, see Manage a group.

Access requirements

Expand to view access requirements for the functionality in this article.

You must have the following access to perform the steps in this article:

Adobe Workfront planAny
Adobe Workfront license

New: Standard

Or

Current: Plan

Access level configurationsYou must be a group administrator of the group or a system administrator.

For more detail about the information in this table, see Access requirements in Workfront documentation.

Delete a group

  1. Click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-right corner of Adobe Workfront, or (if available), click the Main Menu icon Main Menu in the upper-left corner, then click Setup Setup icon .

  2. In the left panel, click Groups Groups .

  3. Select the group you want to delete, then click the Delete icon Delete .

    IMPORTANT
    When you delete a group or subgroup, you need to preserve the users, work items, and any subgroups that are currently assigned to it. To help you make sure they are preserved, a prompt requires you to reassign the group’s objects to a different group in the step below.

  4. In the Delete Group box that appears, starting typing and then select the name of the group where you want to move the members, work items, and subgroups of the group you are deleting.

    You can make sure you are selecting the right group by hovering over it and clicking the information icon Info icon that displays next to it. This displays a tooltip listing information about the group, such as the hierarchy of groups above it and its administrators.

  5. Click Delete Them.

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