Updated: December 19, 2025
What is a Report Suite
According to Adobe’s official definition:
A report suite is a silo of data that Adobe Analytics uses to pull reports.
In practice, a report suite is where data is collected, processed, stored, and analyzed in Adobe Analytics.
It is conceptually similar to a Property in Google Analytics, serving as the fundamental unit for data collection and reporting.
Report Suite Type
Adobe Analytics provides several types of report suites, each designed for different data collection and analysis needs.
Report Suite(Standard Report Suite)
Report Suite: A standard report suite typically corresponds to a single website or mobile app. Each report suite receives data only from its associated implementation.
Global Report Suite
Global Report Suite：collects data from all websites and apps owned by an organization. It provides a unified, cross-domain and cross-app view of user behavior and performance.
Rollups Report Suite
Rollups Report Suite: aggregates data from multiple source report suites into a single report suite.
Key characteristics:
- Data is not processed in real time
- Not supported in Analysis Workspace
- Limited flexibility and usability
Because of these limitations, Rollup Report Suites are generally not recommended for new implementations.
Virtual Report Suite
Virtual Report Suite（VRS）: allows you to segment data from a source report suite and control access based on filters and rules.
Key characteristics:
- Built on top of an existing report suite (commonly a Global Report Suite)
- Data is not processed in real time
- Ideal for access control and logical data separation without additional data collection
Application Scenario
- Single Website：If you only have one website, a single report suite is usually sufficient.
- Multiple Websites：If you operate multiple websites and need an aggregated view of data, there are three common approaches:
- Rollups Report Suite：Use the Rollups Report Suite to summarize all data, which is currently not recommended officially due to its limitations and lack of support in Analysis Workspace.
- Multi-Suite Tagging：Each site sends data to the own report suite and the global report suite. This approach provides a clear and well-structured data architecture, but it requires secondary server calls, which may result in additional costs.
- Virtual Report Suite：All websites send data only to a Global Report Suite, and individual site views are created using Virtual Report Suites. This is Simplifies data collection architecture, but Data is not real time.
- Rollups Report Suite：Use the Rollups Report Suite to summarize all data, which is currently not recommended officially due to its limitations and lack of support in Analysis Workspace.
