Types of Employer Groups and Methods for Creating Them

Groups organize employers based on a common characteristic so that you can take actions for multiple employers at once instead of each employer individually. For example, you can schedule the same task for all of the employers in an employer group.

Types of Groups and Methods

There are 4 types of groups.

  • Dynamic
  • Static
  • Manual
  • Frozen

There are 2 methods for creating groups.

  • Using a View that contains employers
  • Using the Employer Groups page

Determine the Type of Group

Use the table to determine the type of group.

Characteristic of the Group Type of Group to Use Options for Maintaining the Students in the Group
Large number of employers that changes infrequently or irregularly Static

You can: 

  • Refresh the employers when needed by accessing the group from the Employer Groups page or by selecting the Refresh button at the top of the list for the group

  • Add and remove employers manually.
Large number of employers that changes frequently or regularly Dynamic

You can: 

  • Refresh employers by having Anthology Student automatically rerun the query for the View on a regular interval you specify

  • Refresh the employers when needed by accessing the group from the Employer Groups page or by selecting the Refresh button at the top of the list for the group

  • Add and remove students manually

Large number of employers that never or rarely changes Frozen

You can add and remove employers manually.
Smaller number of employers that you can track without automating Manual

You can add and remove employers manually.

Determine the Method for the Type of Group

The table shows the methods that can be used for the type of group and their prerequisites.

Method Prerequisites Dynamic Manual Static Frozen

Using a View that contains students

In addition to the authorizations for the Views page, you must have created a View or have access to the View that lists the students.

X

X

You must create it as a dynamic group. Once it is created, you can change it to a static or frozen group.

Using the Groups tile

Only requires authorization for the Groups tile.

 

X

If you create: 

  • A dynamic group using a View, the View is associated with the group. Anthology Student uses the query for the View to refresh the employers. The members of the group can change if you change the query. It can also change if you change the owner because the View contains members for the owner authorized campuses. You can create up to 1 dynamic group per View.

  • A manual group using a View, Anthology Student does not associate the View with the group because you have chosen to manually maintain the group. Because the View is not associated once it is created, there is no limit to the number of manual groups you can create for a View.

Managing and Working with the Groups

Once you have created the group, you can use the Employer Groups page to display a list of all of your employer groups and use the list to view and manage those groups. For example, you can specify the frequency you want Anthology Student to refresh a dynamic group once you have created it using the View.

You can also use the page to add the same task for all of the employers in an employer group.

For all types of groups, you can customize the Employers grid to display a column that indicates which employers were manually added or removed. For dynamic and static groups, you also have the option to keep the manually added and removed employers when you refresh the group. 

Changing the Group Type

Once you create a manual group or change a different group type to a manual group, you cannot change it back to another type (such as frozen or static).

For the other group types, you can change to another group type. If you change a: 

  • Dynamic or static group to a frozen group, Anthology Student disassociates the View used to create and update it. While you can change a frozen group back to a dynamic or static group, the group is no longer dynamic or static.

  • Dynamic group to a static group, Anthology Student keeps the View associated, but the group is not refreshed on an interval like a dynamic group. If you change it back to dynamic again, and the View is still associated, it becomes dynamic again.

Locating Information for the Type of Group and Method

Method Where Located Topic to Use
Using a View that contains employers Select the Views tile. Create Groups Using Views
Using the Employer Groups page e

Select the Configuration tile > locate Career Services > select Employer Groups.

 Employer Groups