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# Add Group Template

This page will allow you to create a group template for ease of deployment to your clients' tenants. Enter the group's "Display Name", "Description", and "Username" before selecting the radial for the group type you'd like to set.

{% hint style="warning" %}
Username equals the Microsoft 365 mailNickname/alias. It must be unique per tenant. Because of this it must be overwritten after cloning an existing group. 
{% endhint %}

## Additional Group Type Settings

| Group Type                  | Additional Settings                                                                                                                                                        |
| --------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Azure Role Group            | None                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Security Group              | Licenses - You can select the licenses assigned to the group. Note that to be compliant with Microsoft licensing, the tenant should be licensed for Entra ID P1 or higher. |
| Microsoft 365 Group         | None                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Dynamic Group               | Dynamic Group Parameters (see below)                                                                                                                                       |
| Dynamic Distribution Group  | Dynamic Group Parameters ( see below)                                                                                                                                      |
| Distribution List           | Let people outside the organization email the group - Allows the group to receive messages from both inside and outside the organization.                                  |
| Mail Enabled Security Group | None                                                                                                                                                                       |

### **Dynamic Group Parameters**

For Dynamic Groups, a text box for entering the dynamic group parameters syntax becomes available e.g.: `(user.userPrincipalName -notContains "#EXT#@") -and (user.userType -ne "Guest")`.

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## Feature Requests / Ideas

We value your feedback and ideas. Please raise any [feature requests](https://github.com/KelvinTegelaar/CIPP/issues/new?template=feature.yml) on GitHub.


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