Network Attributes

Tagging Locations with a Network Attribute helps you group together Locations to improve categorization and reporting.

What is a Network Attribute?

A Network Attribute is a Value Attribute that is associated with Network Locations.

Individual Locations can be assigned one or more of that Attribute's Values, and any list of Locations — such as on Reports or Boards — can be filtered by Network Attributes so that only Locations with certain Network Attribute Values are returned.

Network Attributes are helpful when you want to tag Locations using a method other than Level Types. Adding customizable tags to Locations gives you a powerful categorization tool for your Network.

Important: Contact your Customer Success Manager to create a new Network Attribute or to turn an existing Attribute into a Network Attribute.

How do they work?

Network Attributes appear in the list of your organization's Attributes on the Attributes administration page. Users with the Quality Administrator permission can add, edit, and delete their Values.

If your organization has a Network Attribute, it will appear as a default column on the Network administration page, allowing you to easily view which Locations are tagged with which values.

Furthermore, an additional field will appear when you edit a Network Location:

Use the drop-down beside each Network Attribute to select one or more values to tag the Location with.

Caution: Network Attributes cannot be added to Templates and will not appear on Reports. They can only be applied to Locations.

Filter for Items by Network Attribute

Although Network Attributes cannot be applied directly to an Item, you can filter for Items based on value tagged to the Item's Location.

In the Item Filter:

Choose your Network Attribute in the criterion drop-down while building a rule.
- Attribute Value: Select one or more Attribute Values to determine which value an Item's Location must have to be included in your filter.
- Pick which Location Type the rule should be applied to. By default, the Network Attribute value can be tagged to any of an Item's Locations to be included.
- The Location & Below checkbox: When selected, Items with Locations nested beneath the Location that meets your filter criteria will be returned in addition to the Location itself. When unselected, only Items with a Location meeting your filter criteria will be returned.

After saving your filter, your List will now contain only Items with a Location tagged with your specified Network Attribute Values.

Using the Location Filter with Network Attributes

The Reports section, certain Boards, and People Lists have a Location Filter that helps you view data for various Network Locations.

When your organization has at least one Network Attribute, the Location Filter will contain a Network Attribute field.

Use the drop-down menu to select the Network Attribute you will use to search the Locations. An Attribute Value field will appear.
Use the Attribute Value field to select one or more values.
The list of Locations will narrow to only Locations tagged with your selected value(s). This helps you easily select Locations for which you want to see data.