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title: Organizations
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lang: en
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  You are not allowed to delete the organization "Citizen" (ID 1 by default).
  It is required by the [selfservice](../../selfservice)
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{{< callout type="info" >}}
  If you are interested in the self-service for organizations, you can find the documentation [here](../../selfservice/orgs).
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Runner organizations are the heart of the group system for runners.
An organization can be a company, school, kindergarten, club, or similar.

Runners can be directly assigned to an organization.
To further sort the runners of an organization (e.g., school), multiple teams (e.g., classes) can be assigned to an organization.
A contact can be assigned to an organization/team, more about this can be found [here](../contacts).
More about teams can be found [here](../teams).

## Creating

To create a new organization, open the `Orgs` page in the runner system.
You can create a new organization by clicking the `Create Organization` button.
You can give the organization a name.

## Editing

To edit an organization, click the `Details` button for the desired organization in the organization overview.
In the overview for this organization, you can now change the name of the organization and the assigned contact.
When you are done, simply click `Save changes`.

## Deleting

You can delete an organization either from the organization overview or the organization detail view.

### In the organization overview

Click the `Delete` button for the desired organization.
You will then be asked if you really want to delete the organization or cancel.

### In the organization detail view

Click the `Details` button for the desired organization.
At the top of the page, there is now a `Delete organization` button.
You will then be asked if you really want to delete the organization or cancel.

### Organization with teams and runners

If the organization still has teams and/or runners, a warning will appear after confirming the deletion.
Here you must confirm the deletion including all runners and teams again, alternatively, you can cancel.