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# Setting up Cintra Groups

7 articles

## [Planning your groups](https://help.cintra.co.uk/payroll/docs/setting-up-cintra-groups.md)

Updated on 2026-06-26 | Published on 2026-06-24

Before you begin work in Cintra People, you should work create the following lists: Groups you would like to setup (for example, company hierarchy). Pay elements you would like to be entered for each...

## [Manage heading sets](https://help.cintra.co.uk/payroll/docs/manage-heading-sets.md)

Published on 2026-06-24

Heading sets restrict the pay elements that are available to your group users. Example : I don't want my group users to have access to all payment and deduction headings available in the payroll. To...

## [Create a group](https://help.cintra.co.uk/payroll/docs/create-a-group.md)

Published on 2026-06-24

From the Groups page, click Create Group . Enter a name and select one or more heading sets , then click Next . The screen is split into two main sections: a blue section titled Available Employees...

## [Create a sub-group](https://help.cintra.co.uk/payroll/docs/create-sub-groups.md)

Published on 2026-06-24

From the Groups page, scroll down to the list of groups. Click the ellipsis icon beside the group that will be the parent group, then select Create new sub group . Follow the instructions found in...

## [Move a group](https://help.cintra.co.uk/payroll/docs/move-a-group.md)

Published on 2026-06-25

Remember ! When moving groups, consider the impact of how and who can access them in the future. From the Groups page, scroll down to the list of groups. Click the ellipsis icon beside the group you...

## [Assign managers and employees to groups](https://help.cintra.co.uk/payroll/docs/assign-managers-to-groups.md)

Updated on 2026-06-25 | Published on 2026-06-25

To provide manager access to Cintra Groups, you must: Ensure the manager has a Cintra People Payroll account. Assign the manager to the group(s). Create a user account Create/edit the user in the user...

## [Activate / deactivate a group](https://help.cintra.co.uk/payroll/docs/activate-deactivate-a-group.md)

Published on 2026-06-25

When a group is initially set up, it starts with a default status of inactive . Managers will only be able to view a group once it has been activated. To activate / deactivate a group From the Groups...