ANVL uses a fixed, logical hierarchy that determines how reporting, assignments, and visibility flow through the platform. Understanding this structure helps you configure Groups correctly, avoid reporting issues, and use Group Tags effectively for rollups and analytics.

This hierarchy is not customizable—organizational rollups are achieved through tagging, not nested structures.

Answer

ANVL follows this conceptual hierarchy:

Organization → Group (Site) → Supervisor → User

Each level plays a defined role in access control, workflow deployment, assignments, and reporting.

Steps

To understand or evaluate your ANVL hierarchy:

Confirm your Organization represents your overall business environment.
Review how each Group represents a site, facility, or operational unit.
Ensure users are assigned to the correct Group(s).
Validate Supervisor relationships for reporting and accountability.
Review Group Tags to confirm rollup logic aligns with your organizational structure.

ANVL Hierarchy (Conceptual)

ANVL uses a fixed, logical hierarchy:

Organization (your business)
Group = Site
Supervisor
User

This hierarchy determines how work, reporting, and oversight flow through the platform.

Conceptual view of the ANVL organizational hierarchy from Organization to User.

How Groups Fit in the Hierarchy

A Group represents a physical or logical site within your organization.

Users are assigned to one or more Groups
Supervisors connect Users for reporting and accountability
Groups are the level where:
- Workflows are deployed
- Workflow and Work Item Categories are configured
- Assignments are scoped
- Reporting begins

For more details see Understand Groups (Sites) in ANVL.

My Group dropdown in ANVL Manager used to select and switch between site-level Groups (sites).

Important Clarifications

The hierarchy itself is not configurable
Organizational rollups are achieved using Group Tags, not nested Groups
Group Tags describe where a site belongs within your organization (e.g., region, division, business unit)

For details on how to use Group Tags to model your hierarchy, see Group (Site) Tags.

How Reporting Uses the Hierarchy

All submissions are tied to a Group (site)
Reports and dashboards are filtered and aggregated by Group
Group Tags enable rollups across:
- Regions
- Programs
- Business units

User Tags can be used when individual-level metadata is required. For more details see Understand User Tags.

Standard Power BI report filters showing Group mapped to Site and Job Title sourced from User Tags; additional hierarchy or custom filtering can be configured using Group or User Tags—contact your Benchmark Gensuite point of contact for customization needs.

Integrated Benchmark Gensuite Applications (High-Level)

For organizations that use ANVL alongside other Benchmark Gensuite applications, we recommend mapping ANVL Groups (Sites) to corresponding Benchmark Gensuite sites whenever possible.

This alignment helps ensure:

Consistent site structure across applications
Accurate reporting and data alignment
Reduced integration and synchronization issues

If your organization requires a different site configuration, work with your Benchmark Gensuite point of contact to assess requirements and understand potential impacts before making changes.