[!INCLUDE SQL Server - Windows only ASDBMI]

In [!INCLUDEssMDSshort], attribute groups help organize attributes in an entity. When an entity has lots of attributes, attribute groups improve the way an entity is displayed in the [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm] web application.

Attribute groups are displayed as tabs above the grid in the Explorer functional area of [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm].

When an entity has a large number of attributes and you view that entity in a grid in Explorer, you must scroll to the right to view all of the attributes. To prevent this scrolling, you can create attribute groups.

• Attribute groups always include the Name and Code attributes.

• Each attribute for an entity can belong to one or more attribute groups.

• All attributes are automatically included on the All Attributes tab in Explorer.

• There is no way to hide the All Attributes tab.

Attribute groups are administered in the System Administration functional area of [!INCLUDEssMDSmdm].

When you create an attribute group, it is automatically hidden from all users except the one who created it. For more information about making the group visible, see Make an Attribute Group Visible to Users (Master Data Services).

If you want to hide a specific attribute within a group, you can assign Deny permission to the attribute. For more information, see Leaf Permissions (Master Data Services).

• Attributes (Master Data Services)