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Enterprise Data at the UW

Last updated: August 7, 2025
Audience: All UW

Enterprise data is the shared, secure, and structured information that powers operations, decision-making, and strategic initiatives at the UW. UW-IT manages, integrates, and delivers this data to support research, learning, and administrative work. This data is accessible through tools and services such as the BI Portal (reports, dashboards, cubes), Workday Reporting, the Enterprise Data Warehouse (databases), and Enterprise Web Services (APIs), along with other home-grown analytics solutions that enhance the student and instructor experience.

UW Enterprise Data News

Empowering Users: Knowledge Navigator’s New Engagement Features

May. 13, 2024

Knowledge Navigator is a web-based application that allows UW data users to explore key concepts from subject areas including Academic, Finance, Human Resources, and Research. The tool also visually demonstrates how key concepts are linked to data objects like reports and tables.…

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Introducing the New UW Finance Cube!

Apr. 23, 2024

Exciting news! The Reporting & Analytics team (R&A) and Finance DATAGroup have released the new UW Finance Cube! This represents a major advancement in connecting users to Workday data, providing greater flexibility over traditional Workday reports. As of 4/23/24, this resource is…

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Empowering PIs and Grant Managers: New Resources for Grant Reporting

Mar. 28, 2024

For many Grant Managers and Principal Investigators, the implementation of Workday Finance marked the beginning of a journey—for answers, efficiencies, and reports, but most importantly, data. Along the way, these folks have come across Office Hours and Webinars, UW Connect articles and…

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