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# Move a Workload Group
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  You can move a Resource Governor workload group to a different resource pool by using either [!INCLUDE[ssManStudioFull](../../includes/ssmanstudiofull-md.md)] or Transact-SQL.  
  
-   **Before you begin:**  [Limitations and Restrictions](#LimitationsRestrictions), [Permissions](#Permissions)  
  
-   **To move a workload group, using:**  [SQL Server Management Studio](#MoveWGSSMS), [Transact-SQL](#MoveWGTSQL)  
  
##  <a name="BeforeYouBegin"></a> Before You Begin  
 You cannot move a workload group if there is a pending Resource Governor configuration operation.  
  
###  <a name="LimitationsRestrictions"></a> Limitations and Restrictions  
 You cannot move a workload group if there is a pending Resource Governor configuration operation. You can determine whether there is a configuration pending by querying the [sys.dm_resource_governor_configuration &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../relational-databases/system-dynamic-management-views/sys-dm-resource-governor-configuration-transact-sql.md) dynamic management view to get the current status of is_configuration_pending.  
  
###  <a name="Permissions"></a> Permissions  
 Moving a workload group requires CONTROL SERVER permission.  
  
##  <a name="MoveWGSSMS"></a> Move a Workload Group Using SQL Server Management Studio  
 **To move a workload group by using [!INCLUDE[ssManStudio](../../includes/ssmanstudio-md.md)]**  
  
1.  In Object Explorer, recursively expand the **Management** node down to **Resource Governor**.  
  
2.  Right-click **Resource Governor** and then click **Properties**, this opens the **Resource Governor Properties** page.  
  
3.  In the **Resource Pools** window, click the resource pool containing the workload group to be moved. The **Workload Groups** window now lists the workload groups in that resource pool.  
  
4.  In the **Workload Groups** window, right-click the right arrow to the left of the workload group to be moved, and click **Move to**. This displays a **Move Workload Group** window.  
  
5.  Available resource pools are displayed in the window. Click the name of the resource pool that you want to move the workload group to, and then click **OK** to carry out this action.  
  
6.  This action is not completed until after you click **OK**. When you click **OK**, the ALTER RESOURCE GOVERNOR RECONFIGURE statement is executed.  
  
7.  If the create or reconfigure operation fails for the resource pool or workload group, a summary error message appears below the title of the property page. To see a detailed error message, click the down arrow on the error message.  
  
##  <a name="MoveWGTSQL"></a> Move a Workload Group Using Transact-SQL  
 **To move a workload group by using Transact-SQL**  
  
1.  Run the **ALTER WORKLOAD GROUP** statement specifying the name of the workload group to be moved and the resource pool to which it should be moved.  
  
2.  Run the **ALTER RESOURCE GOVERNOR RECONFIGURE** statement.  
  
### Example (Transact-SQL)  
 The following example moves a workload group named `groupAdhoc` to the default resource pool.  
  
```  
ALTER WORKLOAD GROUP groupAdhoc  
USING [default];  
GO  
ALTER RESOURCE GOVERNOR RECONFIGURE;  
GO  
```  
  
## See Also  
 [Resource Governor](../../relational-databases/resource-governor/resource-governor.md)   
 [Enable Resource Governor](../../relational-databases/resource-governor/enable-resource-governor.md)   
 [Create a Resource Pool](../../relational-databases/resource-governor/create-a-resource-pool.md)   
 [Create a Workload Group](../../relational-databases/resource-governor/create-a-workload-group.md)   
 [ALTER WORKLOAD GROUP &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/alter-workload-group-transact-sql.md)   
 [ALTER RESOURCE GOVERNOR &#40;Transact-SQL&#41;](../../t-sql/statements/alter-resource-governor-transact-sql.md)