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An Architecture for Institutional Advancement Reporting

An Architecture for Institutional Advancement Reporting. Thomas A. Slobko CIO Occidental College. Adages. Banner has perfect security. No one can get information out of Banner. Reporting tools make programmers more efficient. They do not make users into programmers. The Zero Architecture.

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An Architecture for Institutional Advancement Reporting

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  1. An Architecture for Institutional Advancement Reporting Thomas A. Slobko CIO Occidental College

  2. Adages • Banner has perfect security. No one can get information out of Banner. • Reporting tools make programmers more efficient. They do not make users into programmers. Occidental College - ITS

  3. The Zero Architecture Occidental College - ITS

  4. Symptoms of the problem in IA • Reports were not robust • Reports were late • 80% of their “programming” staff time was spent doing routine, similar, one-off reports. Occidental College - ITS

  5. The IA reporting problem - causes • Their data is complex. • Their business rules are incredibly complex. • The scope of their needs continues to expand • All of their personnel now have numerous ad hoc reporting needs • Most of their personnel are non technical • Even “standard” reports change regularly Occidental College - ITS

  6. The First Architecture Occidental College - ITS

  7. Implementing a datamart • The SCT “solution” • The Vassar/Wellesley solution • Plan for datamart design process • Much data, few changes • Mary Carole Stark consulted on banner data, design process, datamart design • Consultant verified design • Computing and IA staff produced datamart Occidental College - ITS

  8. The Pink Sheet Occidental College - ITS

  9. The Pink Sheet - functions • Eliminate costly miscommunication between non technical users and IA operations “programmers” • Force non technical users to include all of their “parameters” • Can we do all of this and deliver reports directly with the web? Occidental College - ITS

  10. The Pink Sheet Platform Occidental College - ITS

  11. Demonstrations • IA Web Reporting • Admission Dashboard Occidental College - ITS

  12. The Pink Sheet Architecture • A complete datamart • Web Reports whose content and logic is dynamic • Have the datamart do the “Heavy Lifting” • Makes web development easier (and faster) • Makes web reports much faster • Future directions? Occidental College - ITS

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