Informer

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Informer Web Reporting
Jakim Friant 2008-07-21
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The Appeal to CFCC

• User-driven
• Web page interface
• Ad-hoc reports
• Scheduled reports

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User-Developed Reports
Case in Point

• Schedule for the print shop
• Exported to MS Excel
• Written completely by Instructional Operations
• IT only helped with Computed Columns

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Selection Criteria
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Sample Report
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Canceled Class Report
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Scheduled Reports

• Each user can schedule one or more reports to be
  sent by email
• Business Office runs budget reports weekly
• Student Development runs enrollment reports
  during registration

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Security Through Roles

• Roles control user access to data
• CFCC groups users by department (with a few more
  specific roles)?
• Users automatically created with a restricted
  account

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Sample Role File Assignments

• Admissions Role
• ACAD.LEVELS (all properties)?
• COURSE.SEC.FACULTY (all properties)?
• COURSE.SEC.MEETING (all properties)?
• COURSE.SECTIONS (all properties)?
• COURSES (all properties)
• DEPTS (all properties)?
• FACULTY (all properties)?
• REG.BILLING.RATES (all properties)?
• ROOMS (all properties)?
• Students (all properties)?
• XNC.COURSE.SEC.FAC (all properties)

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Generating Meta Files

• Required to Generate
• Filename
• Field Types
• Data Fields (D-, A-, and S-descriptors)?
• Virtual Fields (I- and V-descriptors)?
• Create Links Later
• File Links
• Valcode Tables

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Linking Files
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Informer Communities

• NCCCS Informer Community
• Hosted at Wake Tech
• Synchronize or just browse
• Download or upload reports

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Questions?