Group (Site) Tags are key:value metadata applied at the Group level in the Admin Portal. They are the primary mechanism for modeling organizational hierarchy, enabling reporting rollups, and supporting scalable analytics structures in ANVL.

This article is a reference to help you design and understand Group Tagging strategies before creating, editing, or bulk-updating tags.

Answer

Group Tags describe organizational context at the Group (Site) level. They are fully customizable and used primarily for reporting, hierarchy modeling, and analytics rollups. Tags do not control user access, permissions, or workflow availability.

Steps

To design or review a Group Tag strategy:

Define how your organization structures sites (e.g., by region, business unit, operating group).
Determine which rollups are required for reporting.
Standardize naming conventions for tag keys and values.
Apply tags consistently across all relevant Groups.
Confirm the required groupType tag is correctly set for each Group.

What Group Tags Are

Key:value metadata applied at the Group (Site) level
Used to describe organizational context
Fully customizable per organization

Group Tags do not control:

User access
Permissions
Workflow availability

Using Group Tags for Custom Hierarchy Rollups

Rather than enforcing fixed fields, ANVL allows you to define tags that reflect your organization’s structure, such as:

Business units
Regions
Operating areas
Programs
Subsidiaries

Example (illustrative only):

[   { "businessUnit": "Manufacturing" },   { "region": "Midwest" },   { "operatingGroup": "Plant Operations" } ]

The tag names and values are defined by your organization.

Required Group Tag: `groupType`

The groupType tag is required for all Groups
Used for reporting and deployment logic

Accepted values

UAT – Demonstration or testing sites
PROD – Live operational sites

Benchmark Gensuite Alignment (If Applicable)

Group Tags do not control integrations between ANVL and other Benchmark Gensuite applications.
However, they can be used to support consistent reporting and aggregation across platforms, especially when building custom reports.

For organizations using ANVL alongside other Benchmark Gensuite applications, Group Tags may be used to:

Align site hierarchy concepts across platforms for reporting consistency
Support custom reporting and rollups that span ANVL and other applications

Common examples (naming conventions vary by organization):

bmgsOrg
bmgsSubOrg

Tags that are intended to support cross-platform aggregation or enterprise reporting should be reviewed with Subscriber Support or your account representative to ensure they align with reporting and data models.