Update a group in your SharePoint site collection.

Stored Procedure-Specific Information

The UpdateGroup stored procedure modifies the properties of an existing SharePoint group. You can update the group's description, owner, and other settings.

To update a group's description and owner, enter:

EXEC UpdateGroup Name = 'Test Group', Description = 'Updated group description', OwnerName = 'Site Owners', OwnerType = 'group';

The OwnerType parameter can be set to 'group' or 'user' depending on the type of owner being assigned.

Input

Name	Type	Required	Description
Name	String	True	The current name of the group.
NewName	String	False	The new name of the group.
Description	String	True	The description of the group.
OwnerName	String	True	The login name/name of the user or group who should be the owner of the group.
OwnerType	String	True	The type of the group's owner. The allowed values are user, group.

Result Set Columns

Name	Type	Description
Success	Boolean	Indicates whether the group was successfully updated. Returns 'true' for success and 'false' for failure.