Answers.Body: <p>If your <em>monday weeders</em> group belongs to the <em>volunteers</em> group, then members of the <em>monday weeders</em> will be acted upon automatically as members of the <em>volunteers</em> group.  So when you send an email to the parent group of <em>volunteers</em> it will be sent to all the members of <em>monday weeders</em> and any other group that's a sub-group of <em>volunteers</em>.</p>
  
  <p>Is that what you're wondering?</p>
  
  <p>There's more information about groups here <a href="https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/groups-and-tags/" rel="noreferrer">https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/groups-and-tags/</a>.</p>
  
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Body: <p>Can you explain the relationship between groups, i.e. a parent group</p>
  
  <p>I have set up a new group which includes members who are also part of a larger group.  What does it mean if I set it so the larger group, i.e. volunteers, is the parent of the smaller group, i.e. Monday weeders?</p>
  
  <p>Thanks</p>
  
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Comments.Text: ...and if that's not what you were wondering then feel free to clarify your question :)
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Title: Can you explain the relationship between groups, i.e a parent group
ThreadText: # Can you explain the relationship between groups, i.e a parent group
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-08-30)
  
  Can you explain the relationship between groups, i.e. a parent group
  
  I have set up a new group which includes members who are also part of a larger group. What does it mean if I set it so the larger group, i.e. volunteers, is the parent of the smaller group, i.e. Monday weeders?
  
  Thanks
  
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  > **username_1**: ...and if that's not what you were wondering then feel free to clarify your question :)  
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2018-08-30. Score: 5
  
  If your *monday weeders* group belongs to the *volunteers* group, then members of the *monday weeders* will be acted upon automatically as members of the *volunteers* group. So when you send an email to the parent group of *volunteers* it will be sent to all the members of *monday weeders* and any other group that's a sub-group of *volunteers*.
  
  Is that what you're wondering?
  
  There's more information about groups here <https://docs.civicrm.org/user/en/latest/organising-your-data/groups-and-tags/>.
  
  
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