Manual: Item Group

1. Create an item group

	Click on «Add Object».
	Select «Item Group».
	Give the item group a «Title».
	Click on «Add Item Group».

2. Add & remove items

Integrate already existing items & remove items

	Go to the item group's «Materials» tab: If you are outside the item group, open the item group's actions menu and select «Assign Materials».  If you are already inside the item group, go to the «Materials» tab.
	The list shows you all the items that exist in the container object where the item group was created. Select the items you want to include in the item group. For items that you want to remove, uncheck the checkbox. The «Delete» option in an item’s actions menu removes the item from the item group and deletes it irrevocably.
	«Save» your selection.
	In the «Assigned» column, you can see which of the items are included in the item group and which are not.
	To view the item group, on the parent container (e.g., «Course») in the upper left corner.

You can assign an item to several item groups.

Add new items

	Go to the item group's «Materials» tab: If you are outside the item group, open the item group's actions menu and select «Assign Materials».  If you are already inside the item group, go to the «Materials» tab.
	Click on «Add Object».
	Click on the item you want to start setting it up.

3. Adjust the appearance of an item group

	Go to the item group's «Settings» tab: If you are outside the item group, open the item group's actions menu and select «Settings».  If you are already inside the item group, go to the «Settings» tab.
	You can change the title of the item group.
	You can choose whether to display the title of the item group or not.
	If the «Show Title» option is checked, you can choose the item group's «Block Behavior». Always Open: All the contents of the item group are displayed at all times. Expandable (initially closed): The item group becomes a fold-out accordion. The contents are not initially displayed but are shown when the user expands the accordion.  Expandable (initially opened): The item group becomes a fold-out accordion. The contents are initially displayed but can be hidden when the user collapses the accordion.
	Choose the «Tile» item presentation and an appropriate size if you want the item group's content displayed as tiles instead of a list (see also Manual: Tile design).
	«Save» your settings.

If you have created a layout using the Page Editor, item groups and their contents can be integrated into this layout (see Manual: Page Editor).

4. Delete an item group

	Open the item group's actions menu and select «Delete».
	«Confirm» that you want to delete the item group.  The items that are included in the item group will not be deleted. Instead, they are reassigned to the default «Content» item group.

5. Application scenarios