Answers.Body: <p>Feel free to use it, some other extensions (eg. CiviHR) are using the grouping field as well as the core</p>
  
  <pre><code>+-----------+-----+
  | grouping  | t   |
  +-----------+-----+
  | NULL      | 872 |
  | Absence   |   3 |
  | Avery     |  11 |
  | Closed    |   1 |
  | Opened    |   2 |
  | Timesheet |   9 |
  | Vacancy   |  11 |
  +-----------+-----+
  </code></pre>
  
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Body: <p>When editing an Option Group directly (from Administer / System Settings / Option Groups) (but not when editing the options for a custom field), I can fill in a "Grouping". There is a corresponding column "grouping" in civicrm_option_value.</p>
  
  <p>The grouping isn't displayed when looking at a list of option values in the option group, or when editing a custom field on a contact.</p>
  
  <p>Is there anything that makes use of the grouping within core? I'm encountering a situation in my work where it may be useful, depending on what it actually does (long list of school subjects, grouping by qualification system).</p>
  
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Comments.Text: If you look at civicrm_option_value you will see that some fields 'grouping' is not null. A bunch have 'Avery', and I see some 'Case Status' options are set as 'opened' or 'closed'.
  Can't offer any more than that hence adding as 'comment' not 'answer' since i don't feel this adds much to what you already delved in to
Comments.UserDisplayName: petednz - fuzion
Tags: <custom-fields>
Title: "Groupings" of Option Values: are they actively used?
ThreadText: # "Groupings" of Option Values: are they actively used?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-06-01)
  
  When editing an Option Group directly (from Administer / System Settings / Option Groups) (but not when editing the options for a custom field), I can fill in a "Grouping". There is a corresponding column "grouping" in civicrm\_option\_value.
  
  The grouping isn't displayed when looking at a list of option values in the option group, or when editing a custom field on a contact.
  
  Is there anything that makes use of the grouping within core? I'm encountering a situation in my work where it may be useful, depending on what it actually does (long list of school subjects, grouping by qualification system).
  
  **Tags:** custom-fields
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: If you look at civicrm_option_value you will see that some fields 'grouping' is not null. A bunch have 'Avery', and I see some 'Case Status' options are set as 'opened' or 'closed'. Can't offer any more than that hence adding as 'comment' not 'answer' since i don't feel this adds much to what you already delved in to  
  
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  ## 1 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2015-06-02. Score: 2 | Accepted answer
  
  Feel free to use it, some other extensions (eg. CiviHR) are using the grouping field as well as the core
  
  ```
  +-----------+-----+
  | grouping  | t   |
  +-----------+-----+
  | NULL      | 872 |
  | Absence   |   3 |
  | Avery     |  11 |
  | Closed    |   1 |
  | Opened    |   2 |
  | Timesheet |   9 |
  | Vacancy   |  11 |
  +-----------+-----+
  
  ```
  
  
  ---
  
  