Purpose and Overview
Miami University offers Oracle Analytics Server (OAS) and Tableau as traditional reporting options. IT Services may provide assistance with the use of OAS as our enterprise business intelligence solution.
Benefits and Features
Benefits
- Accessible: Provides reporting tools for a wide range of Miami University constituents.
- Efficient: Reduces IT workload by allowing clients to create and manage their own reports.
- Insightful: Supports data-driven decision-making through dashboards and analytics tools.
- Comprehensive: Enables reporting across academic, financial, operational, and technical domains.
- Scalable: Supports growing institutional needs through multiple reporting platforms.
- Transparent: Ensures consistent reporting for internal stakeholders and external compliance requirements.
Features
- Self-Service: Enables clients across the university to write and maintain most reports independently.
- Centralized Data Access: Provides reporting access through IT Services-managed OAS environment.
- Broad Data Coverage: Supports reporting across student records, financial, IT, and utilities data.
- Multiple Tools: Includes Oracle Analytics Server (OAS), dashboards, point-and-click queries, and Tableau visualizations.
- Integration: Supports reporting within existing and future systems such as Workday ERP.
- Automated Data Updates: Tableau Bridge helps keep data sources current.
- Wide Consumption: Reports are used by university stakeholders and external regulatory bodies.
Audience and Eligibility