Are Dashboard Groups and Groups the same?

[LearningService]

Are Dashboard Groups and Groups for Users the same Groups? E.g. Do you need to create a Group with users before assigning Dashboards into a group? Or are Dashboard Groups independent of Groups and users?

[Musab Rasheed · Accepted solution]

Both are same, Dashboard groups also points to Group table only. Depends on your requirement either you can create new group and add to share dashboard or use existing groups. Mark my answer as correct if that helps

[Mike-NYC]

>Both are same. 

I don't think this is accurate. Dashboard groups are in pa_dashboards_group, not sys_user_group. 

Question: Are there any clear benefits to using "dashboard groups" to share dashboards with users (over using regular groups)?

[prathviraj]

Are Dashboard Groups and Groups for Users the same Groups?
Dashboard group is a group for a dashboard. Multiple dashboards can be assigned to a single group and they can be accessed under that specific dashboard group from dashboard picker UI. 

Do you need to create a Group with users before assigning Dashboards into a group?
User group and dashboard group are 2 independent entities. 

Dashboard Groups independent of Groups and users?

Yes

[prathviraj]

Are Dashboard Groups and Groups for Users the same Groups?
Dashboard group is a group for a dashboard. Multiple dashboards can be assigned to a single group and they can be accessed under that specific dashboard group from dashboard picker UI. 

Do you need to create a Group with users before assigning Dashboards into a group?
User group and dashboard group are 2 independent entities. 

Dashboard Groups independent of Groups and users?

Yes