How to Create and Update Organizational Units in Google Workspace

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Workspace administrators

What are organizational units in Google Workspace

If you aren’t sure what organizational units are, you should click to take a look at this article first.

Organizational unit limits

There is no limit to how many organizational units you can create or how many levels the structure can have, as far as the official documentation goes.

How to create a new organizational unit step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 1

At Google Admin https://admin.google.com, click the Organizational units icon.

Step 2

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 2

Click the ( + ) icon: Create new organizational unit.

Step 3

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 3

Type the name and description, then choose where to place it and click CREATE.

Step 4

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 4

The next step is usually to move users to the new organizational unit

To move users to the new organizational unit next, click here.

You can see how the list of OUs looks in the image above.

If you have a lot of OUs, you can type in the Search for organizational units bar to find them.

Also, when you hover over an OU, some options appear on the right. Let’s check them out in the next steps.

Step 5

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 5

First, there’s the Create new organizational unit + icon.

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 6

It lets you create a new OU and place it under the OU you were hovering over. Think of it as a folder/group within another folder/group.

Step 6

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 7

In the middle, you have Move organizational unit.

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 8

It lets you move the OU you were hovering over to another place in the OU structure.

Step 7

How To Create (Add) And Update Organizational Units for Users In Google Workspace - Step 9

Clicking the three dots icon while hovering over the OU lets you Edit or Delete it.

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