Data Warehouse Advisory Group: 02-08-21


Meeting Details

Meeting Date:

Feb 8, 2021

Purpose:

Data Warehouse Advisory Group

Zoom Recording:

https://zoom.us/rec/share/d35BVDwXTeFlNK8Orm4gNSydTXwRY-a7jk3pRDtuRiMar3GK1Psvq0XXFUidvr2d.fB-FQk4_1h5L9ZV1

Access Passcode: #hwb10PZ

Participants:

Alex Jackl, Bridget Herin, Crystal Hernandez, Denise Inciong, Dulce Delgadillo, Dustin Tamashiro, Elaine Kuo, Jake Kevari, Jenni Allen, John Sills, Manos Stefanakos, Mark Cohen, Steve Klein, Virginia Moran

Agenda

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Update on CCC Data 2.0 release

CCC Data 2.0 Pilot:

  • Deployed to Pilot Oct 2, 2020

  • Several colleges involved and able to complete Pilot testing

  • Very successful pilot

    • results were good, the feedback was excellent

    • Testing helped support implementation process

Pilot Activities:

  • Testing included colleges installing a custom site-to-site VPN working in coordination with with our team

    • VPN is used to secure access to the data warehouse that data is only accessed through this direct connection.

  • Pilot colleges connected their BI tools (either Tableau or Power BI) to the data warehouse

  • Pilot testing also included colleges running direct queries using MySQL Workbench

  • We were not able to test colleges ability to connect tables in the data warehouse to a local data warehouse as external tables, pilot colleges IT did not have bandwidth to support

    • As we continue to roll out direct connection, we look forward to engaging colleges to test and help us document this process

CCC Data 2.0 Production:

  • Deployed to Production Jan 15, 2021

  • Adoption of DW direct connect

    • 15 colleges working with our Enabling Services group and are in various stages of going live on direct connection to the Data Warehouse

    • 96 colleges are using the report server

Difference between DW Report Server and DW Direct Connect

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Question/Answers:

  1. Dulce Delgadillo: Once connected can CCCTC provide guidance on how to query data sources?

  2. Dustin Tamashiro: Helpful to see upfront on documentation what type of SQL language is compatible

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Overview of the upcoming CCC Data 2.1 release

 

CCC Data 2.1

  • New data sources in DW segmented by MIS code & made available to CCC’s through DW Report Server (DWRS) and direct  DW access:

    • Canvas (as opted-in to by individual colleges)

    • MyPath

    • COCI

  • New data sources in DL & made available to CCCCO in the DW

    • Nova 

    • Launchboard 

Adoption of 2.1

  • When released we will be providing instructions on how the district can work with our Enabling Services group to initiate having their Canvas data added to the Data Warehouse.

Question/Answers:

  1. Dulce Delgadillo: Is the Canvas data by institution or district?

    • Denice Inciong: We have it by colleges but our district has access for connections to our SIS. But, the owners for us are the colleges.

    • Mark Cohen: The data comes across is based on the API key and is segmented by MIS code.

    • John Sills: Any district colleges that have their own instance they're all set up at the district level and those API keys are generated the district level so getting it set up, I think, initially would probably require a district type decision.

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Discussion on a proposed survey for feedback on how colleges are accessing and using CCC Data Warehouse resources.

We currently have 96 colleges that have access to the Data Warehouse Report Server. The Tech Center is working on a survey of these users to better understand:

  • How are colleges accessing data from the Data Warehouse?

  • How would colleges like to connect to the data in the DW?

  • How would colleges like to connect to the data in the DW?

  • What are colleges doing with the data?

  • What applications are colleges connecting with the Data Warehouse when using direct (ODBC/JDBC) connection?

Gathering feedback from advisory group to determine best approach on how to engage research community in providing this insight.

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Questions and Feedback

  1. Dulce Delgadillo: Non credit regional group may be a forum where we can include in the agenda once survey is ready to be shared

Announcement

  1. Alex Jackl: Has submitted a draft data access policy which dictates what access is appropriate to what data, will be reviewed again by general counsel, will be shared with group once reviewed and approved by legal

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Issues/Questions Resolved

Issue/Question

Resolution/Answer

Issue/Question

Resolution/Answer

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Date Issue/Question Raised: Feb 8, 2021

Dulce Delgadillo

Once connected can CCCTC provide guidance on how to query?

 

 

Date Resolved/Answered: Feb 8, 2021

Owner: Mark Cohen

Documentation to support local researchers use of DW direct connect, include:

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Date Issue/Question Raised: Feb 8, 2021

Dulce Delgadillo

Is the Canvas data by institution or district?

Date Resolved/Answered: Feb 8, 2021

  1. Denice Inciong: We have it by colleges but our district has access for connections to our SIS. But, the owners for us are the colleges.

  2. Mark Cohen: The data comes across as based on the API key, segmented by MIS code.

  3. John Sills: Any district colleges that have their own instance they're all set up at the district level and those API keys are generated the district level so getting it set up, I think, initially would probably require a district type decision. Going to need to be a governance issue, all the colleges are probably going to have to agree before it gets uploaded

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Issues/Questions Needing Resolution

Issue/Question

Resolution/Answer

Issue/Question

Resolution/Answer

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Date Issue/Question Raised: Sep 14, 2020

What do analytics indicate about CO MIS usage with regard to the data mart?

  • Alex Jackl will work with Todd Hoig to get answer to this question, will share response w Mark and Advisory group.

  • Per Alex, CO has been running some page web page analytics against people accessing data mart and so we might have some data from that.

  • Alex will share responses with Mark so that he can share with Advisory group.

Date Resolved/Answered:

Owner: Alex Jackl

 

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Date Issue/Question Raised: Oct 12, 2020

Should vision for success and student equity measurements metrics to be included?

  • Manos Stefanakos will look into it and report back to the group on whether it's something that will be published again, or what the formula is in terms of how it is produced

Date Resolved/Answered:

Owner: Manos Stefanakos

 

Action Items/Next Steps

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Date Action Item Raised: Oct 12, 2020

Date Action Item Resolved:

@Mark Cohen In addition to documentation, look into creating a Webinar for the group

Presenting at to CISOA on February 11th, will make recording available.

Date Action Item Raised: Feb 8, 2021

Date Action Item Resolved:

@Mark Cohen will continue to work with team and colleges to develop the direct access user guide to link up more into Data Dictionaries to provide compete roadmap, and followup w Advisory on this effort

Ongoing task to refine support documentation based on feedback.

Date Action Item Raised: Feb 8, 2021

Date Action Item Resolved:

@Mark Cohen  Send message to this DW advisory body to inform members of the discussion areas and the crowdsourcing resources available 

Will provide link to support site at