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Learn about data files, joins, and reporting with Linda Atkinson and Linda Herron. Explore important tables like SPRIDEN and STVSTYP for student admissions records. Discover the process of creating a simple report in WebFOCUS.
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Student Admissions Introduction to Reporting Instructors: Linda Atkinson and Linda Herron The BARS Support Team
Data Files Overview • - SPRIDEN – Person Identification table • SPRIDEN_PIDM – Internal identification number of the person. • SPRIDEN_ID – The NEW Banner ID or Social • SPRIDEN_CHANGE_IND – Identifies if the type of change made to the record was an id (Null, I, N) • SPRIDEN_LAST_NAME – Defines the last name of person • SPRIDEN_FIRST_NAME – Defines the first name of person • SPRIDEN_MI – Defines the middle name of person
DATA FILES OVERVIEW (Cont) • - STVSTYP – Student type validation table • STVSTYP_CODE - Student Type Code – Student type referenced in admissions, Gen tables • STVSTYP_DESC - Student Type Description – Specifies student type. (freshman, returning, masters, ect)
DATA FILES OVERVIEW (Cont) • SARADAP – Admissions Applications Repeating Table • SARADAP_PIDM – This identifies the applicant internal identification number • SARADAP_TERM_CODE_ENTRY – Identifies the term associated with the information on the applicant record • SARADAP_APPL_NO – Identifies the application number of the admissions record for a specific term • SARADAP_LEVL_CODE – identifies the level to which the applicant is applying ( undergraduate, graduate, ect) • SARADAP_APST_CODE – identifies the status of the application (complete, decision made, incomplete, ect) • SARADAP_STYP_CODE – Identifies the type of student the applicant will become if admitted (freshman, transfer, master candidate, ect)
DATA FILES OVERVIEW (Cont) • ASU_ADMISSIONS_DECISION_PERSON • Name • Academic year and description • Decision and description • Academic Period and description
JOINS JOIN - is a temporary connection between two or more data sources that share at least one common field. Once you join two data sources, each time WebFOCUS retrieves a record from the first data source (host file), it also retrieves the matching records from the second data source (target file). Inner Join. Left Outer Join. Multiple Instance. Single Instance.
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Create A Simple Extract of SPRIDEN • Go to My Reports • Create a New Folder called “Training Class” • Create a New Report
Field: Name_LFM Format: A100 Formula: J001.SPRIDEN.SPRIDEN_LAST_NAME || (‘,’ | J001.SPRIDEN.SPRIDEN_ FIRST_NAME || (‘ ‘ | J001.SPRIDEN.SPRIDEN_MI))
Field: Name_LFM_Sort Format: A30 Formula: EDIT(Name_LFM,(’999999999999999999999999999999’)
Field: APST_CODE Format: A30 Formula: IF SARADAP_APST_CODE EQ ‘C’ THEN ‘C-Complete ready for review’ ELSE IF SARADAP_APST_CODE EQ ‘D’ THEN ‘D-Decision Made’ ELSE IF SARADAP_APST_CODE EQ ‘I’ THEN ‘I-Incomplete items outstanding’ ELSE SARADAP_APST_CODE
Reporting from the ODS • Advantages • Faster • No joins • Descriptions in one place