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# Editing devices

This section provides an overview of editing device in VHQ.

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**Use this when** you need to find a device in order to edit its hierarchy, group, or status.
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You can edit a device by editing its hierarchy association and group assignment. To edit a device, you must first search for it using *Device Search*.

## Find a device to edit

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### Open Device Search

Click **Device Search**.
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### Search for the device

Search either by *saved search* or *search by hierarchy or group*. Specify the filter criteria to narrow down the search. The results with the applied filter criteria are displayed in the results summary.
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## Related topics

* [Editing hierarchy](/support-us/verifone-hq/device-management/editing-devices/editing-hierarchy.md)
* [Group assignment](/support-us/verifone-hq/device-management/editing-devices/group-assignment.md)
* [Device status](/support-us/verifone-hq/device-management/editing-devices/device-status.md)
* [Sub status for inactive devices](/support-us/verifone-hq/device-management/editing-devices/sub-status-for-inactive-devices.md)
* [Enabled for swap](/support-us/verifone-hq/device-management/editing-devices/enabled-for-swap.md)
* [Enabled for auto-download](/support-us/verifone-hq/device-management/editing-devices/enabled-for-auto-download.md)

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<summary>Keywords</summary>

Also called: edit device, device search for editing. Search terms: hierarchy edit, group edit, device status edit.

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