Wednesday, June 23, 2010

New Data Warehouse Report Summary

I wanted to share a document I put together (Data Warehouse Report Summary.pdf, 4 pages, updated 10/20/2010) which summarizes all the reports that are currently available in the Data Warehouse. It includes all the reports that are currently available, including the new growth model reports, and briefly describes the uses for each report.

It also indicates which pieces of information are also available in the Profiles area of the ESE Web site (so that you don't have to log into the Data Warehouse when it's not necessary.) Please note that the Profiles area will not be updated with 2010 data until this fall.

The ESE's Glossary of Predefined Reports (17 pages) is also a useful document, and contains much of the same information, including screen shots of each report. However, at this time, this document does not include information about the growth model reports and several other new reports (and it's quite lengthy).

In summary, there are a lot of different reports and it is easy to fall into the "analysis paralysis" trap. The goal is that these documents will help you structure your inquiry within the Data Warehouse, in order to save time and frustration. We expect some of the 2010 data reports to be available in the Data Warehouse as early as Thursday, June 24!