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private void CreateGroup()
{
    // Create new group object
    GroupInfo newGroup = new GroupInfo();
 
    // Set the properties
    newGroup.GroupDisplayName = "My new group";
    newGroup.GroupName = "MyNewGroup";
    newGroup.GroupSiteID = CMSContext.CurrentSiteID;
    newGroup.GroupDescription = "";
    newGroup.GroupApproveMembers = GroupApproveMembersEnum.AnyoneCanJoin;
    newGroup.GroupAccess = CMS.SiteProvider.SecurityAccessEnum.AllUsers;
    newGroup.GroupApproved = true;
    newGroup.GroupApprovedByUserID = CurrentUser.UserID;
    newGroup.GroupCreatedByUserID = CurrentUser.UserID;
    newGroup.AllowCreate = SecurityAccessEnum.GroupMembers;
    newGroup.AllowDelete = SecurityAccessEnum.GroupMembers;
    newGroup.AllowModify = SecurityAccessEnum.GroupMembers;
    newGroup.GroupNodeGUID = Guid.Empty;
 
    // Save the group
    GroupInfoProvider.SetGroupInfo(newGroup);
}

private bool GetAndUpdateGroup()
{

  // Get the group
  GroupInfo updateGroup = GroupInfoProvider.GetGroupInfo("MyNewGroup", CMSContext.CurrentSiteName);

    if (updateGroup != null)
    {
        // Update the properties
        updateGroup.GroupDisplayName = updateGroup.GroupDisplayName.ToLower();
 
        // Save the changes
        GroupInfoProvider.SetGroupInfo(updateGroup);
 
        return true;
    }
 
    return false;
}

private bool GetAndBulkUpdateGroups()
{
    // Prepare the parameters
    string where = "GroupName LIKE N'MyNewGroup%'";
 
    // Get the data
    DataSet groups = GroupInfoProvider.GetGroups(where, null);
    if (!DataHelper.DataSourceIsEmpty(groups))
    {
        // Loop through the individual items
        foreach (DataRow groupDr in groups.Tables[0].Rows)
        {
            // Create object from DataRow
            GroupInfo modifyGroup = new GroupInfo(groupDr);

 
          // Update the properties
           modifyGroup.GroupDisplayName = modifyGroup.GroupDisplayName.ToUpper();

 
            // Save the changes
            GroupInfoProvider.SetGroupInfo(modifyGroup);
        }
 
        return true;
    }
 
    return false;
}

private bool DeleteGroup()
{

  // Get the group
  GroupInfo deleteGroup = GroupInfoProvider.GetGroupInfo("MyNewGroup", CMSContext.CurrentSiteName);

 
    // Delete the group
    GroupInfoProvider.DeleteGroupInfo(deleteGroup);
 
    return (deleteGroup != null);
}