Creating & Editing a Moving Group
Last updated: August 28, 2026
Moving Groups help to ease the workload for housing administrators during move-in periods. A housing admin might create a moving group for freshmen, a particular floor in a building, or athletes. These groups are organized based on predefined processes, determining which groups of students can move in and when they are allowed to do so. This guide will walk you through setting up a moving group in the housing.cloud platform.
1. Creating a moving group is a task that an admin user needs to complete. Click "Setup."
2. Click "Housing Cycles"
3. Click on the housing cycle that you want to create a moving group for.
4. Click "Moving Groups"
5. Click "Edit" to add a new Moving Group. This example had
6. Click "Add Group"
7. Add the name of the moving group.
Tip: Please note that you can create multiple moving groups. Make sure to name each group distinctly to easily differentiate them from one another.
8. Specify the date and time that residents in this moving group can start moving in.
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10. Specify the date and time by which residents in this moving group must complete their move-ins.
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12. Click into the "Details" text box to add a description for the moving group.
13. Click on the drop down under "Building" to specify the building that this moving group will be moving into.
14. Click on the selected building that the moving group can move into.
15. Click the number of residents that will be a part of this moving group. This will set the maximum amount of residents that are assigned to this group.
16. Specify whether or not students in this moving group can self assign.
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18. The "checklist" section enables admin users to add specific tasks that student staffers need to complete for this particular moving group during the move-in process.
19. Click "Add Item"
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21. Click "Save"
