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Sometimes data can be loaded into TeamForm as either a Tag or as an attribute linked to a person. This page lays out some considerations to help decide which to use. Note for advanced users: Tags can have attributes too. |
Use Tags when | Use Attributes when |
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are loading data that is additional to the one built in TeamForm fields |
You want users to be able to edit data from either Directory or TeamForm App (configurable)
. | You are loading it into the “in built” display fields in TeamForm (e.g. for people: name, band, reporting manager...; for teams: Team Name, members, associations, details, OKRs…). |
You want the data to be visible in either the Directory or the TeamForm App and to allow users to navigate people or teams |
using the data. |
Also better when multiple people need to view/ change the information |
. | You want to load data into TeamForm purely so it can be available via reporting/export data (i.e.: visibility not needed in App or Directory). |
The data is somewhat grouped |
between multiple people or teams having the same value. This allows the app to group them together (e.g. grouping all the people with the tag value ABC) |
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Recommended for (examples)
Job Architecture / Role type
Specialist Roles
Cost centre
Funding source
The |
Loading info into “in built” display fields in TeamForm (e.g. for people: name, band, reporting manager..., for teams: Team Name, members, associations, details, OKRs)
data |
is largely composed of unique values (e.g. username, email) where there is no need to group people or teams together by these data as no |
or few people or teams will have the same data value. |
You want users to be able to edit the data from either the Directory or the TeamForm App (this option is configurable). | It is not possible to manually edit Attributes from the Directory or the TeamForm App. |
Tags do not allow storage of hierarchal values. | The data is hierarchal in nature (e.g. cost centre hierarchy) |
, as attributes allows storage of hierarchal values (tags does not) |
Note: personal attributes can only be bulk uploaded. May require a separate upload if data sourced outside the HR information system used to upload supply structure.
Recommended for (examples)
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The data is a foreign/external ID for the person or team (e.g. username, email address, Workday Org Unit ID). | |
Recommended for:
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Examples:
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Note: Tags can be bulk uploaded or manually added in app or directory. | Note: Personal attributes can only be bulk uploaded. A separate upload may be required if the data is sourced outside the HR IS used to upload the supply structure. |