# Creating a schedule group in EventBridge Scheduler
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Use schedule groups and tagging to organize schedules that share a common purpose or belong to the same environment. In the following steps, you create a new schedule group and label it using a tag. You then associate a new schedule with that group. 

**Note**  
Once you create a group, you can't remove a schedule from that group, or associate the schedule with a different group. You can only associate a schedule with a group when you first create the schedule.

## Step one: Create a new schedule group
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The following topics describe how to create a new schedule group and label it with the following tag: `environment:development`. 

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#### [ AWS Management Console ]

**To create a new group using the AWS Management Console**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon EventBridge console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/events/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/events/).

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **Schedule groups**. 

1. On the Schedule groups page, choose **Create schedule group**. 

1. In the **Schedule group detail** section, for **Name**, enter a name for the group. For example, **TestGroup**. 

1. In the **Tags** section, do the following:

   1. Choose **Add new tag**.

   1. For **Key**, enter the name that you want to assign to this key. For this tutorial, to label the environment this schedule group belongs to, enter **environment**.

   1. For **Value - *optional***, enter the value that you want to assign to this key. For this tutorial, enter the value **development** for your environment key.
**Note**  
You can add additional tags to your group after you create it.

1. To finish, choose **Create schedule group**. Your new group appears in the **Schedule groups** list. 

1. (Optional) To edit a group or manage its tags, select the check box for the new group and choose **Edit**. 
**Note**  
You can't edit the `default` schedule group.

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To create a new group using the AWS CLI**

1. Open a new command prompt window.

1. From the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), enter the following [https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/scheduler/create-schedule-group.html](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/scheduler/create-schedule-group.html) command to create a new group. This command creates a group with one tag: `environment:development`. You can use this tag or a similar tagging system to label your schedule groups according to the environment they belong to. 

   Replace the schedule name and the tag key and value with your information.

   ```
   $ aws scheduler create-schedule-group --name TestGroup --tags Key=environment,Value=development
   ```

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By default, your new group is in the `ACTIVE` state. You can now associate new schedules with the new group you created. 

## Step two: Associating a schedule with the group
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Use the following steps to associate a new schedule with the group you created in the [previous step](#create-schedule-group). 

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#### [ AWS Management Console ]

**To associate a schedule with a group using the AWS Management Console**

1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the Amazon EventBridge console at [https://console.aws.amazon.com/events/](https://console.aws.amazon.com/events/).

1. In the left navigation pane, choose **Schedules** in the left navigation pane. 

1. From the **Schedules** table, choose **Create schedule** to create a new schedule. 

1. On the **Specify schedule details** page, for **Schedule group**, select the name of your new group from the drop down list. For example, select `TestGroup`. 

1. Specify a schedule pattern, target, settings then review your selection on the **Review and save schedule** page. For more information on configuring a new schedule, see [Getting started with EventBridge Scheduler](getting-started.md). 

1. To finish and save your schedule, choose **Save schedule**. 

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#### [ AWS CLI ]

**To associate a schedule with a group using the AWS CLI**

1. Open a new command prompt window.

1. From the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), enter the following [https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/scheduler/create-schedule.html](https://awscli.amazonaws.com/v2/documentation/api/latest/reference/scheduler/create-schedule.html) command. This creates a schedule and associates it with the group from the [previous step](#create-schedule-group), named `sqs-test-schedule`. This schedule uses the templated [Amazon SQS](managing-targets-templated.md#managing-targets-templated-sqs) target type to invoke the `SendMessage` operation. Replace the schedule name, target, and group name with your information.

   ```
   $ aws scheduler create-schedule --name sqs-test-schedule --schedule-expression 'rate(5 minutes)' \
   --target '{"RoleArn": "ROLE_ARN", "Arn": "QUEUE_ARN", "Input": "TEST_PAYLOAD" }' \
   --group-name TestGroup
   --flexible-time-window '{ "Mode": "OFF"}'
   ```

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 Your new schedule is now associated with the `TestGroup` schedule group.