---
title: "Move a parameter group to another project"
description: "Move a parameter group to another project in the same MyAccount account, so you can attach it to DBaaS instances there."
content_type: "how-to"
product: "database"
platform: "MyAccount"
url: "/myaccount/parameter-group/how-to/move-a-parameter-group-to-another-project/"
relationships: {"requires":["/myaccount/account/how-to/create-a-project/"]}
---

# Move a parameter group to another project

A parameter group can go to another project of the same account, where you can attach it to the
DBaaS instances there. Only the group's project changes; its values stay as they are.

## Before you begin

**Move To Another Project** appears only for the account owner and for users with the **Admin** or
**Project Lead** role in the group's project. See
[Choose a role for a user](/myaccount/account/how-to/choose-a-role-for-a-user/). You also need a
second project in the account to receive the group; see
[Create a project](/myaccount/account/how-to/create-a-project/).

Then get the group ready:

- Detach it from every DBaaS instance it is attached to. See
  [Attach a parameter group to a DBaaS instance](/myaccount/parameter-group/how-to/attach-a-parameter-group-to-a-database/#detach-a-parameter-group).
- Remove its tags. See
  [Tag a resource](/myaccount/account/how-to/tag-a-resource/#remove-a-tag).

## Move the parameter group

1. In the sidebar, under **Database**, click **Parameter Group**. Then choose **Move To Another
   Project** from the group's **Actions** menu.

   If the group is still attached to a DBaaS instance or still carries a tag, MyAccount says which
   of the two is in the way.

2. In **Move Parameter Group to Another Project**, use **Select Project** to choose where the group
   goes. You cannot choose the project it is in now.
3. Confirm the move with the checkbox that names the group and the project you chose, then click
   **Transfer**.

The message **Resource is transferred successfully.** confirms the move, and the group no longer
appears on this project's **Parameter Group** list. When MyAccount refuses the move, the group
stays where it is; [Troubleshooting DBaaS](/myaccount/database/troubleshooting/database/) explains
the reason.

## Attach the group in its new project

Open the project list in the header and choose the project that now holds the group. See
[Create a project](/myaccount/account/how-to/create-a-project/#switch-to-the-project). The group is
on that project's **Parameter Group** page.

When the DBaaS instance that used the group is moving too, the two go one at a time. The group comes
off the instance first, and goes back on once both are in the new project. The full order is in
[Move the parameter group too](/myaccount/database/how-to/move-a-database-to-another-project/#move-the-parameter-group-too).

The group is now ready to attach to a DBaaS instance in that project. See
[Attach a parameter group to a DBaaS instance](/myaccount/parameter-group/how-to/attach-a-parameter-group-to-a-database/).