From datamart.support at state.or.us Thu Apr 5 07:35:21 2012 From: datamart.support at state.or.us (Datamart Support) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 07:35:21 -0700 Subject: [Datamart-News] FW: April 5th - Functionality Request Meeting forSFMS, OSPS, and the Datamart Message-ID: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E26D3@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> Good afternoon, Below is a reminder about the Experts? session of the functionality change request meeting scheduled for Thursday, April 5th, between 1:30-4:30 pm. Please reference specific details below. Thank you, Aaron Wallace Sr. Datamart Business Analyst State Controller's Division Data Classification: Level 1 - Published From: scd-mail-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:scd-mail-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of SEBASTIAN Joy * SCD SFMS Sent: Wednesday, April 04, 2012 3:27 PM Subject: [SCD-Mail] April 5th - Opportunity to request functionality changesto SFMS, OSPS, and the Datamart Hello Everyone, This is a friendly reminder that the functionality sessions for Experts will be taking place tomorrow, April 5th. Please let me know if you plan to attend so that I can plan accordingly. Again this year SFMS, SARS and OSPS are partnering to learn from agencies the answers to the following questions: What functionality are agencies looking for in a financial system, datamart, and payroll system that they do not have today? Although we did not meet everyone?s needs we feel very good about last year?s interactions and successes. We are excited about the opportunities and directions the answers to this question will provide us this year. As expected, we do not have additional resources, but may be able to find creative ways to meet your needs and are ready for the challenge. We have scheduled three meetings as follows: Manager* 1:30 to 4:30 on 3/21 in DAS Exec Building, Conference Room A Expert** 1:30 to 4:30 on 4/5 in DAS Exec Building, Conference Room A Novice*** 1:30 to 4:30 on 4/19 in DAS Exec Building, Conference Room A The meetings will be broken into three distinct sections 1:30 - 2:30 SFMA discussions 2:30 ? 3:30 Datamart discussions 3:30 ? 4:30 OSPS discussions Agency staff will only be expected to attend the section or sections that are relevant. The meetings objectives are to accurately capture agencies? suggestions regarding the less than ideal functionalities of the systems. Follow-up meetings or communications will be sent to assure we heard you correctly and then to discuss options for solutions. *For the purposes of these meetings a manager is responsible for the work of others. We want to know what tools, reports, and/or screens would make your life easier? **For the purposes of these meetings an expert is defined as a State of Oregon employee that has been using the system for more than five years and is performing complex transactions. We want to know what types of transactions or reporting mechanisms create the most stress for you and why. ***For the purposes of these meetings a novice is defined as a State of Oregon employee that has been using the system for one to five years. It is important for us to capture the kinds of data entry and other related challenges you experience. Please share this with others that may be interested in attending these workgroups and let me know the attendance plans for your agency. Joy Sebastian, MA Acting State Controller State Controller's Division Department of Administrative Services 503-373-0170 Data Classification: Level 2 - Limited -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From datamart.support at state.or.us Thu Apr 5 11:08:18 2012 From: datamart.support at state.or.us (Datamart Support) Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 11:08:18 -0700 Subject: [Datamart-News] More Datamart/Hyperion Training!! Message-ID: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E26DF@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> The news you have all been waiting for is here! More Datamart & Hyperion training classes have been scheduled. Please, carefully, review all the information below. Datamart & Hyperion: A Cut Above (Intermediate level course) May 07, 2012 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Datamart & Hyperion: A Cut Above June 20, 2012 8:00 am - 4:30 pm Datamart & Hyperion: Back to Basics (Beginning level course) June 06, 2012 8:00 am - 4:30 pm These training courses are currently offered free of charge. Please visit iLearnOregon to sign up for these trainings: https://ilearn.oregon.gov . Seating is limited and will not last long, so make sure to sign up as soon as possible. We will continue offering the beginning and intermediate courses in the future, on a periodic basis, so do not be discouraged if you miss these dates. The trainings will occur at the General Services Building in the DAS East Training Lab, located in the Mt Hood room at 1225 Ferry St SE, Salem, OR 97301. Please, be aware that Parking at DAS east is mainly metered with a four-hour limit. Datamart & Hyperion: A Cut Above: Objectives: Learn advanced information about: * The Datamart, How to build complex queries, Pivots, Reports, Computed items, and Dashboards * This training course includes up-to-date information on the latest Brio/Hyperion application called "Hyperion Interactive Reporting Studio". Prerequisites: * The training manual for this class must be printed (Double sided), prior to attending. http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/SARS/datamart.shtml#Datamart_Training * Attendees must have current Datamart Security access with a valid password, prior to attending this course. * Completion of the 'Datamart & Hyperion: Back to Basics' course is preferred. * Basic knowledge of the Hyperion application is required. Datamart & Hyperion: Back to Basics: Objectives: Learn the basics about: * The Datamart, Datamart table information, the Repository, and how to set up an OCE * Hyperion/Brio - how to build and run queries as well as alter and analyze results * Hyperion tables, joins, filters, formatting, and sorting Prerequisites: * The training manual for this class must be printed (Double sided) prior to attending. http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/SCD/SARS/datamart.shtml#Datamart_Training * Attendees must have current Datamart Security access with a valid password, prior to attending this course. Registration for this event will be coordinated through iLearnOregon using the link provided above. You will need an active iLearnOregon account to complete the registration process. If you do not already have an iLearnOregon account, you can find information on how to create an account on the main login page for iLearnOregon. Once you have logged-in you will find a link for "How to Register For A Course" in the left navigation panel under "iLearnOregon Help Center." Thanks, Aaron Wallace Sr. Datamart Business Analyst State Controller's Division Data Classification: Level 1 - Published -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From datamart.support at state.or.us Mon Apr 9 16:11:25 2012 From: datamart.support at state.or.us (Datamart Support) Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2012 16:11:25 -0700 Subject: [Datamart-News] Datamart training improvement (CPE) Message-ID: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E26F6@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> The Datamart team is always working hard to improve the services we offer, as a result, I wanted to pass along some really good news. We are now able to offer CPE to employees, who attend either the "Datamart & Hyperion: A Cut Above" or "Datamart & Hyperion: Back to Basics" training courses. These courses will each offer 8 credit hours of CPE. We understand how hard it is to find affordable CPE and are doing our best to help. We are currently offering these courses 'free of charge'. For future reference, to obtain proof of the CPE credit, you will be able to print the course certificate, within ilearn, 24-hours after you have completed the class. Hope to see you at our future trainings, Aaron Wallace Sr. Datamart Business Analyst Department of Administrative Services -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From datamart.support at state.or.us Wed Apr 18 08:10:10 2012 From: datamart.support at state.or.us (Datamart Support) Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:10:10 -0700 Subject: [Datamart-News] April 19th - Functionality Change Request Meeting for OSPA / Datamart / SFMA Message-ID: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E2722@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> Hello Everyone, This is a friendly reminder that the functionality sessions for Novices will be taking place Thursday, April 19th. Please let Joy Sebastian know if you plan to attend so that she can plan accordingly. Again this year SFMS, SARS and OSPS are partnering to learn from agencies the answers to the following question: What functionality are agencies looking for in a financial system, datamart, and payroll system that they do not have today? Although we did not meet everyone's needs we feel very good about last year's interactions and successes. We are excited about the opportunities and directions the answers to this question will provide us this year. As expected, we do not have additional resources, but may be able to find creative ways to meet your needs and are ready for the challenge. We have scheduled three meetings as follows: Manager* 1:30 to 4:30 on 3/21 in DAS Exec Building, Conference Room A Expert** 1:30 to 4:30 on 4/5 in DAS Exec Building, Conference Room A Novice*** 1:30 to 4:30 on 4/19 in DAS Exec Building, Conference Room A The meetings will be broken into three distinct sections 1:30 - 2:30 SFMA discussions 2:30 - 3:30 Datamart discussions 3:30 - 4:30 OSPS discussions Agency staff will only be expected to attend the section or sections that are relevant. The meeting objective is to accurately capture agencies' suggestions regarding the less than ideal functionalities of the systems. Follow-up meetings or communications will be sent to assure we heard you correctly and then to discuss options for solutions. *For the purposes of these meetings a manager is responsible for the work of others. We want to know what tools, reports, and/or screens would make your life easier? **For the purposes of these meetings an expert is defined as a State of Oregon employee that has been using the system for more than five years and is performing complex transactions. We want to know what types of transactions or reporting mechanisms create the most stress for you and why. ***For the purposes of these meetings a novice is defined as a State of Oregon employee that has been using the system for one to five years. It is important for us to capture the kinds of data entry and other related challenges you experience. Please share this with others that may be interested in attending this workgroup and let me or Joy Sebastian know the attendance plan for your agency. Thank you, Aaron Wallace Sr. Datamart Business Analyst Department of Administrative Services Data Classification: Level 1 - Published -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From datamart.support at state.or.us Mon Apr 23 07:35:07 2012 From: datamart.support at state.or.us (Datamart Support) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 07:35:07 -0700 Subject: [Datamart-News] Datamart will be down Message-ID: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E2732@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> SFMS will be running the 'Financial Archive' process in the Production region next Friday (4/27/12) following the regular batch cycle. As a result, we anticipate that the Datamart will be unavailable from Saturday, April 28 through Monday, April 30. We will let you know as soon as the Datamart is available. Datamart users will still be able to access OSPA tables during this downtime. Thanks, Aaron Wallace Sr. Datamart Business Analyst Department of Administrative Services Data Classification: Level 1 - Published -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From aaron.wallace at state.or.us Mon Apr 30 10:51:10 2012 From: aaron.wallace at state.or.us (WALLACE Aaron * SCD SARS) Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2012 10:51:10 -0700 Subject: [Datamart-News] Datamart back up In-Reply-To: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E2732@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> References: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E2732@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> Message-ID: <8A8CF693A3BB294DB354A999D49CF8180B0E275E@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us> Thank you for your patience with the annual financial archive process. The Datamart is back up and ready for use. Aaron Wallace Sr. Datamart Business Analyst Department of Administrative Services Data Classification: Level 1 - Published From: datamart-news-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us [mailto:datamart-news-bounces at listsmart.osl.state.or.us] On Behalf Of Datamart Support Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 7:35 AM To: datamart-news at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Subject: [Datamart-News] Datamart will be down SFMS will be running the 'Financial Archive' process in the Production region next Friday (4/27/12) following the regular batch cycle. As a result, we anticipate that the Datamart will be unavailable from Saturday, April 28 through Monday, April 30. We will let you know as soon as the Datamart is available. Datamart users will still be able to access OSPA tables during this downtime. Thanks, Aaron Wallace Sr. Datamart Business Analyst Department of Administrative Services Data Classification: Level 1 - Published -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: