Slot: groups
A collection of control groups.
URI: [oscal:groups](https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal/groups)
## Applicable Classes
| Name | Description | Modifies Slot |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Catalog](Catalog.md) | A structured, organized collection of control information | no |
| [Group](Group.md) | A group of controls, or of groups of controls | no |
| [MergeCustom](MergeCustom.md) | Provides an alternate grouping structure that selected controls will be place... | yes |
| [ProfileGroup](ProfileGroup.md) | A group of (selected) controls or of groups of controls within a profile cust... | yes |
## Properties
### Type and Range
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Range | [Group](Group.md) |
| Domain Of | [Catalog](Catalog.md), [Group](Group.md), [MergeCustom](MergeCustom.md), [ProfileGroup](ProfileGroup.md) |
### Cardinality and Requirements
| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Multivalued | Yes |
## Identifier and Mapping Information
### Schema Source
* from schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
## Mappings
| Mapping Type | Mapped Value |
| --- | --- |
| self | oscal:groups |
| native | oscal:groups |
## LinkML Source
name: groups
description: A collection of control groups.
from_schema: https://w3id.org/lmodel/oscal
rank: 1000
domain_of:
- Catalog
- Group
- MergeCustom
- ProfileGroup
range: Group
multivalued: true
inlined: true
inlined_as_list: true