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# Purchasing Groups

Purchasing groups organize seats owned by an organization and define which purchasing agents can manage them.

Key concepts

* Purchasing Agent: A user who buys seats for others and manages assignments.
* Purchasing Group: The organization unit that owns seats.
* Owner Group: The group recorded on each seat/redemption for tracking and permissions.

Visibility and management

* Admins with permission can view all groups that a customer manages as a purchasing agent.
* Admins can view invoice items (seats) for each purchasing group to audit remaining capacity.

Setting the Owner Group on a seat

1. During assignment or in seat details, set the Owner Group to the correct purchasing group.
2. Owner Group drives visibility and reporting for that seat.

Purchasing without a group

* Some stores allow purchasing agents to buy seats without specifying a group at checkout.
* Admins can assign the Owner Group after the order is placed, before assignment.

## Related

* [Assigning and Transferring NexPort Campus Seats](/nexport-user-documentation/nexport-market/admin-guide/running-your-store/assigning-and-transferring-seats.md)
* [Email Redemption Links for Seats](/nexport-user-documentation/nexport-market/admin-guide/running-your-store/email-redemption-links-for-seats.md)
* [Returns and Refunds for Seats](/nexport-user-documentation/nexport-market/admin-guide/running-your-store/returns-and-refunds-for-seats.md)
* [Orders & Fulfillment](/nexport-user-documentation/nexport-market/admin-guide/running-your-store/orders.md)