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Enterprise Data at the UW

Last updated: June 30, 2026
Audience: All UW

Enterprise data is the shared, secure, and structured information that powers operations, decision-making, and strategic initiatives at the UW. UWIT 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

Knowledge Navigator gets a refresh, modernizes for information and business excellence

Jan. 23, 2023

— Data freeze starting Feb 6 —  What is Knowledge Navigator?  Knowledge Navigator (KN) is the University of Washington’s web-based application that displays business terms, their definitions, and data relationships used by everyone at UW. KN provides context to data used across…

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Knowledge Navigator: Autumn Quarter 2022 Metadata Update

Jan. 12, 2023

UW Metadata Manager, Keith A. Van Eaton, from Information Management’s Enterprise Reporting & Analytics team, has added or updated metadata objects in Knowledge Navigator. In their ongoing partnership, the UW’s data domain stewards, subject matter experts, and metadata manager ensure metadata objects…

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EDW for Finance Transformation Release 16 is Now Available

Jan. 10, 2023

Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) has released an update in UWODS and WDFinDataMart in support of UW Finance Transformation (UWFT). For an overview of how EDW is adapting to support UWFT, refer to EDW for Finance Transformation. Monthly Scheduled Releases Updates to UWODS…

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