When you look at results in Zoios, you can filter by any group. For groups that sit above others in the hierarchy, you get to choose how much of the structure beneath them to include: All or Direct.
Understanding the filter dropdown
Use the filter to choose the group whose results you want to see. Pick a category first (for example Department), then a group within it (for example Product).
When a group has other groups nested beneath it in the hierarchy, the dropdown gives you two ways to read it:
Option | What it shows | Use it when… |
All (aggregate)
| The selected group plus every group beneath it in the hierarchy, combined into one result. | You want the full picture for an area, including all its sub-teams. |
Direct (single-node) | Only the people in that exact group — nothing from the groups below it. | You want to isolate a single team without its sub-teams blending in. |
An example
Below, we have an example of the filtering, and the different states available.
The example has Global Sales that sits above Sales Hong Kong, Sales EMEA, Sales Vietnam and US Salesin in a hierarchy, and a few people sit directly in Global Sales (for example the Head of Global Sales, and a revOps team).
All (aggregate): shows the people in Global Sales + Sales EMEA + Sales Vietnam etc. — the whole Global sales organisation in one aggregate score.
Direct (single-node): shows the score for only the people who sit directly in Global Sales, excluding Sales Hong Kong, Sales EMEA etc. This is exemplified by the CEO Office below.
Partial selection = This is dash next to Department & CEO Office.
Direct (single-node) = This is CEO office, with the checkmark in the blue square.
All (aggregate) = This is Global Sales with the checkmark underscored.
Good to know: for a group with nothing beneath it, All and Direct show the same thing. The choice only matters for groups that have child groups (groups below) in the hierarchy.
A note on anonymity
Aggregating with All can also help you reach the minimum number of responses needed to view results. If a single team is too small to show results on its own, viewing the parent group with All may combine enough people to surface insights while still protecting anonymity.
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