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title: Custom attributes for organization objects in Advanced Reporting
description: An organization object defines a hierarchical tree structure for users, allowing you to assign privileges to all or specific parts of the tree.
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keywords: ["Advanced Identity Cloud", "Reports", "Template", "Custom attributes", "Organization Object"]
section_ids:
  steps: Steps
  create-an-organization: Create an organization with custom attributes
  create-suborganizations: Create suborganizations
  create-a-new-report-for-custom-organization: Create a new report for the custom organization
  generate-the-custom-organization-report: Generate your custom organization report
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# Custom attributes for organization objects in Advanced Reporting

An [organization object](../../idm-objects/organizations.html) defines a hierarchical tree structure for users, allowing you to assign privileges to all or specific parts of the tree.

Advanced Reporting supports custom attributes for the organization object in its reports. When an administrator creates a custom attribute in the native IDM console for the `organization` object, the attributes are available in Advanced Reporting (custom reports) and filters.

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|   | Advanced Identity Cloud add-on capabilityContact your Ping Identity representative if you want to add Advanced Reporting to your PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud subscription. Learn more in [Add-on capabilities](../../product-information/add-on-capabilities.html). |

## Steps

In this example, you're a system administrator for a large AI company and want to generate a custom report displaying tech leads in your departments.

You need to set up a hierarchical organization for the `Research and Development` division, which comprises multiple departments: `Computer Vision`, `Data Engineering`, and `Data Science`. Within each department, there are multiple projects with tech leads.

Complete the following steps to create the custom report:

* [Create an organization with custom attributes](#create-an-organization)

* [Create suborganizations](#create-suborganizations)

* [Create a new report for the custom organization](#create-a-new-report-for-custom-organization)

* [Generate your custom organization report](#generate-the-custom-organization-report)

### Create an organization with custom attributes

1. Sign on to the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console as as a tenant administrator.

2. Add an organization in the IDM native console:

   1. Go to Native Consoles > Identity Management.

   2. Go to Configure > Managed Objects and click Alpha\_organization.

   3. On the Alpha\_organization page, click [icon: add, set=material, size=inline] Add a Property.

   4. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and create the `cust_dept` attribute:

      * For Name, enter `custom_dept`.

      * For Label, enter `Department`.

      * For Type, select String.

   5. Click Save.

   6. Create the `custom_techLead` attribute:

      * For Name, enter `custom_techLead`.

      * For Label, enter `Tech Lead`.

      * For Type, select String.

   7. Click Save.

      ![IDM native console displaying the custom attributes](../_images/custom-organization-attributes.png)

### Create suborganizations

1. Sign on to the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console as as a tenant administrator.

2. Add a `Computer Vision` suborganization:

   1. Go to Identities > Manage.

   2. Click Alpha realm - Organizations.

   3. Click [icon: add, set=material, size=inline] New Alpha realm - Organization.

   4. In the New Alpha realm - Organization modal, enter `Computer Vision` in the Name field, and click Save.

   5. In the new `Alpha realm - Organization` page, enter the following:

      * Description: Enter a general description for the suborganization.

      * Parent Organization: Select a parent organization, such as `Research and Development`.

      * Department: Enter a department, like `NLP`, a subdivision of the `Computer Vision` organization.

      * Tech Lead: Enter or select a user for tech lead.

   6. Click Save.

3. Repeat step 4 to add `Data Engineering` and `Data Science` suborganizations, respectively.

### Create a new report for the custom organization

1. In the Advanced Identity Cloud admin console, go to Reports.

   1. Click [icon: add, set=material, size=inline] New Report.

   2. In the New Report modal, enter the following:

      * Name: Enter a descriptive name for the new report.

      * Description (optional): Enter a general description for the report.

      * Who can run: Select Users.

   3. Click Next.

2. Click [icon: add, set=material, size=inline] Data Source.

   1. In the Add a Data Source modal, select Organizations and click Next.

   2. On the draft report page, select the properties in the Settings pane you want to appear in the report.

   3. In the orgs section:

      * Click Department.

      * Click Tech Lead.

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   4. Click Save.

### Generate your custom organization report

1. On the Reports page, locate your custom report and click Run.

2. On your report page, click Run Now.

3. After your report has generated, click View Report.

   The report displays your departments and tech leads.

   ![An example of a generated custom report using a custom attributes for the organization object](../_images/custom-organization-report-example.png)

4. Review your report. If you are satisfied with the results, click [icon: ellipsis, set=fa]> Publish to activate it.