Companies of all sizes use Google Tag Manager, but larger organizations often have very different needs than others. That’s why, over the past year, we’ve launched
Google Tag Manager 360, and have been working to build features that better address the needs of enterprise customers.
Today, we’re excited to announce one of these new features: workspaces in Google Tag Manager and Tag Manager 360!
Until now, all tag changes were prepared in a single container draft before being versioned and published. This sometimes led to complicated workflows and workarounds for multi-user teams and their agencies. Workspaces give you more than one space to do your work. Teammates can now easily work on tags at the same time, or make quick changes without publishing everything that’s in the works. Simply create a new workspace, make your changes, and hit publish. Tags, triggers, and variables being worked on in other workspaces will remain unaffected.
The new workspaces are essentially places to work on sets of changes that will become
versions. When a workspace is versioned or published, its name, notes and list of changes will be carried over to the version, so you have a full history of what’s changed in your container and when.
What happens if tags you’re working on in one workspace are changed in another? Not to worry. Tag Manager will let you know if there are conflicts when a new version is created. Then it will guide you through merging them into your workspace with an easy-to-use conflict resolution tool!
You’ll also notice that we've made the Google Tag Manager and Tag Manager 360 interfaces faster and easier to use.
Need to enable a built-in variable while working on a tag? Sliding screens let you configure related tags, triggers, and variables without dropping out of your current editing flow.
Want to know which tags a certain trigger is applied to? Trigger and variable screens now tell you exactly where they’re being used.
Not sure what type of variable to use to grab a value from your site? Configuration screens are now easier to read and include more in-line guidance.
Starting today,
Tag Manager 360 customers will be able to create unlimited workspaces in their containers! Having unlimited workspaces is ideal for the large organizations and complex collaboration efforts that Tag Manager 360 was designed for. If you’re a Tag Manager 360 customer, or a customer of another
Google Analytics 360 Suite product, reach out to your Account Manager to learn more.
Users of the standard version of Tag Manager will also benefit. All containers will be enabled for up to three concurrent workspaces (a
default workspace—similar to the container draft today—and two additional custom workspaces). The enhanced interface will also give you greater visibility into exactly what changes are being made when you hit publish.
We'll keep thinking about how to make tagging easier for you. We already have improvements planned for workspaces and other areas of Google Tag Manager and Tag Manager 360 to make our products even more powerful and easy to use. We’ll have more to share soon!
Interested in Google Tag Manager 360? Visit our website to learn more.
Posted by Scott Herman, Product Manager, Google Tag Manager
