Reports and Analytics News
September 22, 2020
RPG Release: UW Admissions Cube Now Available!
The day you've been waiting for is finally here -- the UW Admissions cube is now available. This story will prepare you to confidently connect to and analyze historical admissions data! Connect to the Cube: Unlike a report which you can run in the browser, you have to connect to a cube with an analysis tool (like Excel or Tableau). Why bury the lede? Here's how you can connect to the cube with Excel 2016 and begin analyzing UW Admissions data: First, open up a new Excel workbook. Then, on the top header, go to Data, click Get External Data,...
August 19, 2020
RPG Release: AP/IB Credit on UG Transcript Course Search by Major
The Report Prioritization Group just released several enhancements to 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: In this section we reference several key concepts. For more on these concepts, explore Knowledge Navigator: Student Major Pending Major Extension Credit Based on user feedback, we updated the report in the following ways: Credit for AP/IB and other Extension Credit:...
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August 17, 2020
8 Things You Should Know About Our BI Portal Report Format Updates
We are currently implementing report formatting changes across all reports in the BI Portal. This story summarizes those changes and shares some important updates. 1. What Is Changing? We are updating all of our existing reports to align with a new, clean, consistent, and UW-branded format. See for yourself: This new report format has many benefits: Consistency: A consistent look and feel that aligns with UW branding across all reports. Modern: A clean, updated, and modern interface. There are now fewer extra elements clogging up your browser. Simplified: Fewer elements means it is easier for us to maintain. This means...
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August 4, 2020
Improving Analysis with the Latest UW Tableau Upgrade
The recent upgrade of the UW Tableau Servers brings many new benefits to UW Tableau users. Whether you have a Tableau development license or not, the latest upgrade brings you many new features! Click below to read more: For Developers For Everyone For Tableau Developers: Better Publishing and Development If you’re an existing or aspiring Tableau developer, your publishing and development just got a little bit easier with the latest features from Tableau. Explore key feature updates for Tableau Software Version 2020.2. Relationships • Metrics • Dynamic Parameters • Viz Animations Data Source Relationships - Structure Tableau data sources using...
June 23, 2020
RPG Release: Two Enhancements to UG Transcript Course Search by Major
The Report Prioritization Group just released two enhancements to 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 updated the Course Filter in the following ways: Updated Course Filter Dropdown List: Previously, the course filter dropdown only displayed courses offered in the user-selected quarter. We updated the dropdown to display all courses offered by...
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June 11, 2020
RPG Release: Start and End Quarters on Minor Codes Report
Based on user feedback, the Report Prioritization Group released updates to the BI Portal report, Minor Codes. Change Summary: Based on user requests, the Minor Codes report was simplified to reduce confusion. Now when you run the report for a department, it displays all Minors managed by the department, active and discontinued. We made the following updates: Filter Update: The "Include Only Active Codes" button was causing confusion because a minor can be "active" but have an end quarter that is in the future. We removed the "Include Only Active Codes" radio button altogether to reduce confusion. Column Updates: In...
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June 9, 2020
UW Profiles Release: Net Price Peer Comparison Dashboard and Peer Data Refresh
In collaboration with the Office of Planning and Budgeting (OPB), Enterprise Reporting and Analytics just introduced the newest Peer Comparison Dashboard to the UW Profiles: Net Price Story Additionally, in this release we also updated the existing Peer Comparison Dashboards with the latest IPEDS data. Net Price: The Higher Education Act, as amended (2008), defines institutional net price as 'the average yearly price actually charged to first-time, full-time undergraduate students receiving student aid at an institution of higher education after deducting such aid. Dashboard Summary: The Net Price Story is the latest Peer Comparison Dashboard. Like the other Peer Dashboards, Net...
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June 8, 2020
RPG Release: Important Updates to All Applications
Based on user feedback, the Report Prioritization Group released several updates to the BI Portal report, All Applications. Please note: The All Applications report displays data for active applications for admission to UW. Communications to undergraduate applicants should NOT be undertaken without first consulting with the respective admissions office(s). Change Summary: The first version of the All Applications report was released in 2015. Since then, we've gained lots of institutional knowledge about application data, and how it is used by the UW data user community. These updates are really about incorporating that new information, and consistent reporting standards into the...
June 3, 2020
RPG Release: Course Section Comments Added to Time Schedule Information
Based on user feedback, the Report Prioritization Group released updates to the BI Portal report, Time Schedule Information. Change Summary: Based on user requests, The Time Schedule Information report now includes Section Comments: In the Columns to Display filter, select "Section Comments", and the section comments will display in the report. The column displays the section comments from the Time Schedule construction tool. You can now review section comments in bulk for accuracy and detail using the report. Other Important Updates: RPG has invested a lot of effort into updates to the Time Schedule Information Report. Here's a Recap: RPG...
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June 2, 2020
UW Tableau Server Infrastructure Upgrade
In the coming days the UW Tableau Team will upgrade the underlying hardware that supports the UW Tableau Server, https://bitools.uw.edu. We expect this migration to have a low impact on users of the Transitional and Production Tableau sites, but for transparency, we want to share some specific details about the work, and request your help! Why Upgrade? The current UW Tableau Server hardware is approaching the end of its warranty period. Operating on out-of-warranty hardware poses a risk to UW Tableau users, so we are planning to replace the hardware. Additionally, the outdated server hardware doesn’t allow us to update...