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Werk #7980: Prevent deletion of contact groups while referenced in hosts or folders

Component Setup
Title Prevent deletion of contact groups while referenced in hosts or folders
Date Jul 18, 2019
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.0.0i1 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.6.0b4 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

Previously contact groups could be deleted while still being referenced in hosts or folders which lead to some strange effects in the GUI. Besindes the existing validations the contact group deletion feature is now preventing the deletion of groups in case it is still in use by a folder or host.

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