Reports and Analytics News
February 1, 2021
RPG Release: Degree Info now on Class List Report
Based on user feedback, the Report Prioritization Group just released an update to the report: Class List By Curriculum Course Section. The report now includes student degree information. Background: Advisers requested the ability to see student "degree information" fields on the report. The report still allows you to filter down to a specific quarter and course and get a list of students enrolled in the course, but the degree info now allows you to also see: If a student took a course in the past, did they graduate? If so, what degree were they granted? If a student is enrolled...
January 28, 2021
RPG Release: New Filter and Fields on Major Codes
The Report Prioritization Group (RPG) just released new changes to the BI Portal report Major Codes. Change Summary: Based on feedback from the Graduate School and RPG, we updated the Major Codes filters and columns in the following ways: Filter Updates We added a new filter "Degree Level" to the report: The new filter allows you to restrict the report dataset to only the degree levels you want to see, like Bachelor or Professional. New Columns We also added several new columns: Degree Title: This column displays the full title for the Degree associated with the Major. Funding Type: This...
December 21, 2020
RPG Release: Now Identify “Audits” and “Registrar Drop” in Student Grade Reports
In response to user feedback, the Report Prioritization Group just released enhancements to two BI Portal reports: Student Grade Report by Major Student Grade Report by Curriculum, Course and Section This release is timed to help advisers and faculty support Autumn 2020 grading. Change Summary: This release is intended to help users identify or filter in/out students who either took a course as an auditor or were granted an RD (registrar drop). We made the following changes: Added "RD" to the course grade filter and grade column Added "AUD" as a course grade filter and grade column In the previous...
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December 9, 2020
RPG Release: Bug Fix on UG Transcript Course Search by Major
The Report Prioritization Group just released a bug fix on the BI Portal report Undergraduate Transcript Course Search by Major In this news story we provide a summary of the change. If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to write help@uw.edu and put “BI Portal Report Question: UG Transcript Course Search by Major” in the subject line. Change Summary: Based on user feedback, we resolved an issue in the report logic that was causing students that are registered for a selected course to display as "N" or not registered: For a selected course, show me my majors that are...
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November 24, 2020
RPG Release: Enhancements to Major Codes Report
The Report Prioritization Group just released two enhancements to the BI Portal report Major Codes. This report helps advisers complete the change of major process, and these updates were designed to make it easier to find the info you need to complete the new Docusign web form: Change of Major Forms This update was requested by a UW adviser and several advisers contributed feedback to the update. Thank you for your help! Change Summary: Based on user feedback, we updated the Major Codes filters and columns in the following ways: Filter Updates Here's the filter before: In the old version...
November 17, 2020
RPG New Visualization Release: Undergraduate Major Comparisons by Quarter
The Report Prioritization Group just released the newest addition to the BI Portal: Undergraduate Major Comparison by Quarter In this news story we explain the purpose and benefits of the new visualization. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to write help@uw.edu and put “BI Portal Report Question: UG Major Comparisons by Quarter” in the subject line. It's All in the Name! We admit, the visualization has a long name, Undergraduate Major Comparisons by Quarter. But each word explains something about the tool's function. Undergraduate Major: This report allows you to see a population of Undergraduates associated with a...
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November 13, 2020
Salary and Wage Expense Bug Fix: Missing Current Fiscal Year
In response to user feedback, the Enterprise Reporting and Analytics team just released an update to resolve a bug in the Salary and Wage Expense Detail report in the BI Portal. Change Summary: A user reported that the "Year" filter was excluding the current Fiscal Year (2021). By default, the report filters by Calendar Year, but you can filter by Fiscal Year by choosing "Fiscal Year" from the "Period" Filter. This is what the filter options looked by before the update: And after the update. You can now select the current Fiscal Year! Additional Resources: It can sometimes be confusing...
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November 2, 2020
RPG Release: Student Degree Information (Duplication Bug Fix)
In response to user feedback, the Report Prioritization Group just released an update to resolve a bug in the Student Degree Information report the BI Portal. Change Summary: A user let us know that the report was incorrectly duplicating students. We identified the issue and determined that the report was displaying multiple identical rows for students that had multiple applications to UW. We resolved this so that the report no longer duplicates rows for students with multiple UW applications. Please note, the report does intentionally display multiple rows for students in other cases, such as: When a user chooses multiple...
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October 15, 2020
Knowledge Navigator Expands Meta Tag Feature
The meta tag feature in Knowledge Navigator (KN) https://metadata.uw.edu has been expanded to provide one more tool to help you search for categorized metadata objects. What are meta tags? Just like the categories on a blog or keywords in a search tool, meta tags help you find all content that is related by that category or keyword. Where do I find meta tags in Knowledge Navigator? Meta tags are shown under the search field on KN’s home page next to the words “Quick Search.” Meta tags can also be found under Details > Meta Tags: on a metadata object’s page....
October 1, 2020
New Tableau License Model and Price
As of July 1st, 2020, Tableau Prep is no longer available for free with your Tableau Desktop license. Tableau bundled Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep into a new license type - Tableau Creator. This license type is a month-to-month, subscription-based model. This change in the licensing model impacts only the purchase of a new Tableau license. What is different about the new licensing model vs. the current model? New licenses do not have the initial $1,200 license fee. The new annual cost for Tableau Desktop (Creator) will be 52 per month (not the current rate of $35 per month) Who...