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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

Workday Update 2023 R2 Test Environments Now Available

Aug. 15, 2023

Workday releases a major update twice a year. The next update (R2023 R2) will be in production 09 Sep 2023. A special Workday Sandbox Preview tenant is now available that contains the upcoming changes and is available for testing. We have an FWS and HRPWS…

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UWODS and WDFinDataMart Databases now offering Workday HR/Payroll and Finance data

Jul. 13, 2023

The Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) is a secure central repository that integrates data from many sources across the University. It stores current and historical data that are used to support operational reporting and strategic analysis. The goal of the EDW is to…

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Reimagining Reporting: The BI Portal and Workday Finance

Jun. 28, 2023

To support UW Finance Transformation and the implementation of Workday Finance, the BI Portal report catalog has expanded to include Workday Finance and My Financial Desktop (MyFD) reports, providing a one-stop shop for users across the UW Academy. These updates deployed to…

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