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IC-Specific Data

IC-Specific Data. Addressing individual needs in an enterprise manner. The Issue. There is no single NIH process that all the ICs use for their grant-related activities ICs each have their own unique activities and data related to grants

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IC-Specific Data

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  1. IC-Specific Data Addressing individual needs in an enterprise manner

  2. The Issue • There is no single NIH process that all the ICs use for their grant-related activities • ICs each have their own unique activities and data related to grants • For example, grant coding (or indexing) is done quite differently within different ICs • Not only is the process different, but even the codes themselves vary

  3. A miracle has occurred… IMPAC II data and applications successfully address most NIH-wide grant processing needs. However, the ICs are still independent entities…

  4. Individuality is a wonderful thing, but it comes at a price • Internal IC grant handling processes vary widely – each has separate workflow and coding schemes. • This makes it difficult to address the ICs’ internal grant processing requirements with a single NIH-wide application or set of data.

  5. Thus… • The ICs each download IMPAC II data, combine it with their internal data, then continue with their separate business processes

  6. What can we do? • Find IC processes and associated data requirements that are similar (e.g., common data needs) and work directly with the ICs to acquire and use these data from a single, central source This will allow NIH to gradually move to fewer dissimilar ways of doing business

  7. Extramural Business Architecture – An IC View IC Areas of Focus Selected IMPAC II Data Plus IC-specific Data Selected IMPAC II Data Plus IC-specific Data eRA Suite of Applications IMPAC II - IRDB IMPAC II - OLTP

  8. The Bigger Picture IC #7 IC #8 IC #9 IC #10 IC #11 IC #n IC #1 IC #2 IC #3 IC #4 IC #5 IC #6 Data Center IMPAC II - IRDB IMPAC II - OLTP

  9. The Downloads IC #7 IC #8 IC #9 IC #10 IC #11 IC #n IC #1 IC #2 IC #3 IC #4 IC #5 IC #6 Data Center IMPAC II - IRDB IMPAC II - IRDB IMPAC II - OLTP IMPAC II - OLTP

  10. On careful analysis a different view emerges • Internal IC grant handling processes vary in the details – All ICs use the same general workflow. • Each IC either has or wants a scientific indexing scheme for analyzing and reporting their science. • The overall workflows used by the ICs are similar enough that a consensus developing process has a high likelihood of being successful in developing an NIH-wide database and application.

  11. Specific Steps Needed • Obtain a composite view of the “external” data needed by ICs for their extramural business processes • Identify the IMPAC II data (OLTP and IRDB) that’s being downloaded by each IC and determine how it is used • Identify other data sources required

  12. Specific Steps Needed (Continued) • Determine the local (i.e., IC-specific) data needed by each IC for their extramural business processes • Identify grant coding/indexing data and techniques used by each IC • Identify other IC-specific data needed

  13. Specific Steps Needed (Continued) • Work with each IC to begin using this common, centrally-stored data base structure • Design and develop an Oracle database structure to accommodate the IC-specific data • Provide applications as required to supplement existing IC applications

  14. The Goal IC #7 IC #8 IC #9 IC #10 IC #11 IC #n IC #1 IC #2 IC #3 IC #4 IC #5 IC #6 eRA Suite of Applications Selected IMPAC II Data Plus IC-specific Data IMPAC II - IRDB IMPAC II - OLTP

  15. The Goal (Continued) • Retire… happy

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