# Auto-update groups created automatically

**URL:** <https://discourse.jabref.org/t/auto-update-groups-created-automatically/865>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [October 24, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/auto-update-groups-created-automatically/865 "2017-10-24T13:34:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Grim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Grim](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Grim)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 1:34pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/auto-update-groups-created-automatically/865/1 "2017-10-24T13:34:27Z")

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Hello,

Here is a feature I could not find.

When I create new groups automatically, for author last names for example, JabRef creates groups for all the authors it can find at the time I use the feature. But when I add a new entry with a new author, no additional subgroup is created. I have to manually add a new group.

So here’s the question. Is there a way for groups created automatically to auto-update every time I add a new entry, and create new groups if necessary?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![Siedlerchr](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/siedlerchr/32/216_2.png) [@Siedlerchr](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Siedlerchr)\
**Post date:** [October 24, 2017, 2:19pm UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/auto-update-groups-created-automatically/865/2 "2017-10-24T14:19:03Z")

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@tobiasdiez Shouldn’t this not already be done?

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**Author:** ![tobiasdiez](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/discourse.jabref.org/tobiasdiez/32/340_2.png) [@tobiasdiez](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/tobiasdiez)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/auto-update-groups-created-automatically/865/3 "2017-10-25T00:40:16Z")

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Yes in JabRef 4.0 the automatic groups are updated. However, as of now, you need to temporarily switch to another database in order to update the view. This is a known bug: [https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2776](https://github.com/JabRef/jabref/issues/2776).

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**Author:** ![Grim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Grim](https://discourse.jabref.org/u/Grim)\
**Post date:** [October 25, 2017, 9:29am UTC](https://discourse.jabref.org/t/auto-update-groups-created-automatically/865/4 "2017-10-25T09:29:59Z")

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Alright, I have an outdated version then, I’ll change for the new one. Thanks to the two of you.