University of Nebraska is using Grouper in production.   

Types of data in Grouper:

See this page for more info and a  presentation on Grouper at UNL.

Grouper Stem Layout and reference groups for employees


Group IDPathGroup NameNotes
unl:ref:hr:employeeEmployeeAll employees of the University, unl:ref:hr:staff is a direct member.
unl:ref:hr:staffStaffAll staff of the University, unl:ref:hr:esg:B1 is a direct member.
unl:ref:hr:esg:B1B1All Salaried B-line staff of the University
unl:ref:hr:orgs:50000081:employeeOffice of the Chancellor UNL (Employee)All employees of the Chancellor’s Office, unl:ref:hr:orgs:50000081:staff is a direct member.
unl:ref:hr:orgs:50000081:staffOffice of the Chancellor UNL (Staff)Staff in the Chancellor’s office, unl:ref:hr:orgs:50000081:esg:B1 is a direct member.
unl:ref:hr:orgs:50000081:esg:B1Office of the Chancellor UNL (ESG B1)Salaried B-line Staff in the Chancellor’s Office
unl:ref:hr:position:00003276Mgr Identity Access Mgmt (Position 00003276 - Brett Bieber)Immutable unique position #, for the Manager of Identity & Access Management, this group has Brett Bieber as the only member. For this group, it’s been very helpful to include the name of the employee in the name of the group, so that it is returned when someone searches for that person
unl:ref:hr:supervisor:00003276Mgr Identity Access Mgmt (Supervisor 00003276)Group of all employees with #3276 as their supervisor (Brett's direct reports are direct members)
unl:ref:hr:team:00003276Mgr Identity Access Mgmt Team (Position+Supervisor 00003276)Group with unl:ref:hr:position:00003276 and unl:ref:hr:supervisor:00003276 as direct members.
unl:ref:hr:title:Help Center AssistantHelp Center AssistantEmployees with that specific title


Grouper Stem Layout for Course information

Group IDPathGroup NameNotes
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:109:001:instructors
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:109:001:students
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:109:001:all

WATER IN SOCIETY AECN109 SEC 001 Spring 2019 - students/instructors/all


The groups in this folder all pertain to a specific section (001) of the AECN (Agricultural Economics) 109 course.
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:109:all_sections_instructors
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:109:all_sections_students

WATER IN SOCIETY AECN109 SEC 150 Spring 2020 - all_sections_instructors/all_sections_students

The groups in this folder roll-up all of the respective instructors or students for all the sections of AECN 109.
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:100_level_instructors
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:100_level_students
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS 100 level instructors/studentsThese groups contain the basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:1%:all_sections_instructors/students groups for all of the 1XX level Agricultural Economics courses.
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:all_courses_instructors
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:all_courses_students
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS all instructors/studentsThese groups contain the basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:AECN:%00_level_instructors/students groups as members. 
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:all_subjects_instructors
basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:all_subjects_students
ARTS AND SCIENCES all subjects instructors/studentsThese groups contain the basis:stdnt:nu:courses:UNL:ASC:%:all_courses_instructors/students groups



University of Nebraska presented on their Grouper deployment at the Feb. 14, 2018 IAM Online webinar.  See the slides:  https://www.incommon.org/docs/iamonline/20180214_IAMOnline.pdf and recorded webinar: http://internet2.adobeconnect.com/p03kw4etow2t/

See Also

University of Nebraska Contribution on Grace Period in Grouper

Grouper on University of Nebraska Lincoln IT Services Website