# What a group is

> How Lethra handles a head office that runs several funeral homes, who sees the group workspace, and how to move between the group and each brand.

Some firms run several funeral homes, each with its own name, website and
team. Lethra calls each funeral home a brand, and the head office that owns
them a group. The group workspace is where head office staff see every brand
in one place.

Each brand keeps working as its own firm in Lethra, with its own cases, inbox,
website, ads and team. The group workspace sits above them. It does not
replace the brand dashboards, it gives you a way into all of them.

## How a group is set up

Lethra creates the group for you and adds the first members. A funeral home
that already uses Lethra can be attached to your group by Lethra. After that,
your group adds new brands and invites colleagues itself. See [Brands and
websites](/docs/groups/brands-and-websites/) and [The group
team](/docs/groups/group-team/).

Attaching a brand is permanent. Brands cannot leave a group or move to another
one.

## Who sees the group workspace

Group members land in the group workspace when they sign in. Staff of a single
funeral home never see it. They keep working in their own brand as before.

Every group member has the same rights. A member can open every brand, see all
cases, add brands, set ad budgets, change the billing details and invite or
remove other members.

> **Caution:** A group member can open every brand in the group, including every case. Only
> give group access to people who should see every family's case in every brand.
## Finding your way around

The sidebar of the group workspace has seven pages:

- **Overview**: the numbers for the whole group and what needs attention. See
  [The group overview](/docs/groups/group-overview/).
- **Brands**: every brand, with its leads, cases and ad spend.
- **Websites**: the status of every brand's site.
- **Ad budgets**: a monthly cap per brand. See [Ad
  budgets](/docs/groups/ad-budgets/).
- **Billing** and **Settings**: this month's statement and the group's details.
  See [Billing and settings](/docs/groups/billing-and-settings/).
- **Team**: the people with group access.

(Screenshot: The group workspace sidebar: Overview, Brands, Websites, Ad budgets, Billing, Team and Settings, with Open a brand at the bottom.)

If you belong to more than one group, click the group name at the top of the
sidebar to switch to another group.

## Working inside a brand

Click a brand anywhere in the group workspace to open its dashboard. You then
work in that brand exactly as its own staff do.

To go straight to one page of a brand, use the arrow next to **Open** on the
brand's row. It opens the brand's dashboard, leads, cases, inbox, website
editor, ads, First Call settings or brand team.

**Open a brand**, at the bottom of the group sidebar, lists your brands so you
can jump into one. It shows the first ten. With more brands, use the
**Brands** page, which has a search box.

Inside a brand there are two ways back:

- The brand switcher at the top of the sidebar lists **Group workspace** first,
  then every brand you can open. Pick another brand to switch without going
  back to the group.
- **Group workspace**, at the bottom of the sidebar, takes you back to the
  overview.

## Next

See what the first page tells you: [The group
overview](/docs/groups/group-overview/).

Source: https://lethra.ai/docs/groups/what-a-group-is/