diff --git a/all.sas b/all.sas
index da2460e..a3b9ec9 100644
--- a/all.sas
+++ b/all.sas
@@ -29758,6 +29758,103 @@ Usage:
 
 %mend mx_getcode;
 /**
+  @file
+  @brief Fetches all groups or the groups for a particular member
+  @details  When building applications that run on multiple flavours of SAS, it
+  is convenient to use a single macro (like this one) to fetch the groups
+  regardless of the flavour of SAS being used
+
+  The alternative would be to compile a generic macro in target-specific
+  folders (SASVIYA, SAS9 and SASJS).  This avoids compiling unnecessary macros
+  at the expense of a more complex sasjsconfig.json setup.
+
+
+  @param [in] mdebug= (0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages
+  @param [in] user= (0) Provide the username on which to filter
+  @param [in] uid= (0) Provide the userid on which to filter
+  @param [in] repo= (foundation) SAS9 only, choose the metadata repo to query
+  @param [in] access_token_var= (ACCESS_TOKEN) VIYA only.
+    The global macro variable to contain the access token
+  @param [in] grant_type= (sas_services) VIYA only.
+    Valid values are "password" or "authorization_code" (unquoted).
+  @param [out] outds= (work.mx_getgroups) This output dataset will contain the
+    list of groups. Format:
+|GROUPNAME:$32.|GROUPDESC:$256.|GROUPURI:best.|
+|---|---|---|
+|`SomeGroup `|`A group `|`1`|
+|`Another Group`|`this is a different group`|`2`|
+|`admin`|`Administrators `|`3`|
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getplatform.sas
+  @li mm_getgroups.sas
+  @li ms_getgroups.sas
+  @li mv_getgroups.sas
+  @li mv_getusergroups.sas
+
+**/
+
+%macro mx_getgroups(
+  mdebug=0,
+  user=0,
+  uid=0,
+  repo=foundation,
+  access_token_var=ACCESS_TOKEN,
+  grant_type=sas_services,
+  outds=work.mx_getgroups
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+%local platform name shortloc;
+%let platform=%mf_getplatform();
+
+%if &platform=SASJS %then %do;
+  %ms_getgroups(
+    user=&user,
+    uid=&uid,
+    outds=&outds,
+    mdebug=&mdebug
+  )
+  data &outds;
+    length groupuri groupname $32 groupdesc $128 ;
+    set &outds;
+    keep groupuri groupname groupdesc;
+    groupuri=cats(groupid);
+    groupname=name;
+    groupdesc=description;
+  run;
+  proc sort; by groupname; run;
+%end;
+%else %if &platform=SAS9 or &platform=SASMETA %then %do;
+  %if &user=0 %then %let user=;
+  %mm_getGroups(
+    user=&user
+    ,outds=&outds
+    ,repo=&repo
+    ,mDebug=&mdebug
+  )
+  proc sort data=&outds; by groupname; run;
+%end;
+%else %if &platform=SASVIYA %then %do;
+  %if &user=0 %then %do;
+    %mv_getgroups(access_token_var=&access_token_var
+      ,grant_type=&grant_type
+      ,outds=&outds
+    )
+  %end;
+  %else %do;
+    %mv_getusergroups(&user
+      ,outds=&outds
+      ,access_token_var=&access_token_var
+      ,grant_type=&grant_type
+    )
+  %end;
+  proc sort
+      data=&outds(rename=(id=groupuri name=groupname description=groupdesc))
+      out=&outds (keep=groupuri groupname groupdesc);
+    by groupname;
+  run;
+%end;
+
+%mend mx_getgroups;/**
   @file
   @brief Will execute a SASjs web service on SAS 9, Viya or SASjs Server
   @details Prepares the input files and retrieves the resulting datasets from
diff --git a/tests/x-platform/mx_getgroups.test.sas b/tests/x-platform/mx_getgroups.test.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58793a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/x-platform/mx_getgroups.test.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Testing mx_getgroups.test.sas macro
+
+  Be sure to run <code>%let mcTestAppLoc=/Public/temp/macrocore;</code> when
+  running in Studio
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_nobs.sas
+  @li mf_getuser.sas
+  @li mp_assert.sas
+  @li mx_getgroups.sas
+
+**/
+
+
+%mx_getgroups(outds=work.test1)
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(%mf_nobs(work.test1)>0),
+  desc=groups were found,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+%mp_assertcols(work.test1,
+  cols=groupuri groupname groupdesc,
+  test=ALL,
+  desc=check all columns exist
+)
+
+%mx_getgroups(outds=work.test2,user=%mf_getuser())
+
+%mp_assert(
+  iftrue=(%mf_nobs(work.test2)>0),
+  desc=groups for current user were found,
+  outds=work.test_results
+)
+%mp_assertcols(work.test2,
+  cols=groupuri groupname groupdesc,
+  test=ALL,
+  desc=check all columns exist
+)
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diff --git a/xplatform/mx_getgroups.sas b/xplatform/mx_getgroups.sas
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a9b098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xplatform/mx_getgroups.sas
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/**
+  @file
+  @brief Fetches all groups or the groups for a particular member
+  @details  When building applications that run on multiple flavours of SAS, it
+  is convenient to use a single macro (like this one) to fetch the groups
+  regardless of the flavour of SAS being used
+
+  The alternative would be to compile a generic macro in target-specific
+  folders (SASVIYA, SAS9 and SASJS).  This avoids compiling unnecessary macros
+  at the expense of a more complex sasjsconfig.json setup.
+
+
+  @param [in] mdebug= (0) Set to 1 to enable DEBUG messages
+  @param [in] user= (0) Provide the username on which to filter
+  @param [in] uid= (0) Provide the userid on which to filter
+  @param [in] repo= (foundation) SAS9 only, choose the metadata repo to query
+  @param [in] access_token_var= (ACCESS_TOKEN) VIYA only.
+    The global macro variable to contain the access token
+  @param [in] grant_type= (sas_services) VIYA only.
+    Valid values are "password" or "authorization_code" (unquoted).
+  @param [out] outds= (work.mx_getgroups) This output dataset will contain the
+    list of groups. Format:
+|GROUPNAME:$32.|GROUPDESC:$256.|GROUPURI:best.|
+|---|---|---|
+|`SomeGroup `|`A group `|`1`|
+|`Another Group`|`this is a different group`|`2`|
+|`admin`|`Administrators `|`3`|
+
+  <h4> SAS Macros </h4>
+  @li mf_getplatform.sas
+  @li mm_getgroups.sas
+  @li ms_getgroups.sas
+  @li mv_getgroups.sas
+  @li mv_getusergroups.sas
+
+**/
+
+%macro mx_getgroups(
+  mdebug=0,
+  user=0,
+  uid=0,
+  repo=foundation,
+  access_token_var=ACCESS_TOKEN,
+  grant_type=sas_services,
+  outds=work.mx_getgroups
+)/*/STORE SOURCE*/;
+%local platform name shortloc;
+%let platform=%mf_getplatform();
+
+%if &platform=SASJS %then %do;
+  %ms_getgroups(
+    user=&user,
+    uid=&uid,
+    outds=&outds,
+    mdebug=&mdebug
+  )
+  data &outds;
+    length groupuri groupname $32 groupdesc $128 ;
+    set &outds;
+    keep groupuri groupname groupdesc;
+    groupuri=cats(groupid);
+    groupname=name;
+    groupdesc=description;
+  run;
+  proc sort; by groupname; run;
+%end;
+%else %if &platform=SAS9 or &platform=SASMETA %then %do;
+  %if &user=0 %then %let user=;
+  %mm_getGroups(
+    user=&user
+    ,outds=&outds
+    ,repo=&repo
+    ,mDebug=&mdebug
+  )
+  proc sort data=&outds; by groupname; run;
+%end;
+%else %if &platform=SASVIYA %then %do;
+  %if &user=0 %then %do;
+    %mv_getgroups(access_token_var=&access_token_var
+      ,grant_type=&grant_type
+      ,outds=&outds
+    )
+  %end;
+  %else %do;
+    %mv_getusergroups(&user
+      ,outds=&outds
+      ,access_token_var=&access_token_var
+      ,grant_type=&grant_type
+    )
+  %end;
+  proc sort
+      data=&outds(rename=(id=groupuri name=groupname description=groupdesc))
+      out=&outds (keep=groupuri groupname groupdesc);
+    by groupname;
+  run;
+%end;
+
+%mend mx_getgroups;
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