The operation to delete group entities is same as for Entity Deletion. Before deleting a group, the dependencies of that group must be considered.
For a Group, when the entity is deleted the grouped entities will remain. When one of the grouped entities is deleted, the Group will also be deleted if the Delete with linked Entity option has been selected.
For a Beam Group, when the group entity is deleted all related entities such as bodies will also be deleted. When one of the grouped entities is deleted, the group will also be deleted.
See further details in the table below.
Figure 4.9: Deletion rule for group entities
| Type | When deleting a group | When deleting grouped entities |
| Group | The grouped entities are not deleted. | The group can be deleted by using the Delete with linked Entity option. |
| Beam Group | All grouped entities are deleted. | The group entity will be deleted. |
| Auto Contact | All grouped entities are deleted. | The group entity isn't deleted. |
| M by N Contact | All grouped entities are deleted. | The group entity isn't deleted. |
| N Combination Contact | All grouped entities are deleted. | The group entity isn't deleted. |