Entrinsik® Informer™ 4.0
Informer 101 and 201
for new and current Entrinsik Informer Users
March 2010
Course Offerings
• Entrinsik Informer 101
– for new users
• Entrinsik Informer 201
– for current users
• Entrinsik Informer 301
– for superusers
IT Geek terms
Database
File
Record
Field
Informer terms
Database
File
Record
Field
Data Source
Mapping
Filter
Columns
Elon terms
Database
File
Record
Field
Data Source
Mapping
Filter
Columns
Datatel
Group
Criteria
Data
English terms
Database
File
Record
Field
Data Source
Mapping
Filter
Columns
Datatel
Group
Criteria
Data
Where from?
Information
Category
Which
Data?
Report
Review of Datatel
Datatel is the Enterprise Resource Platform (ERP) for Elon University
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A large mass of highly structured data - contains all university business:
registration, payments, courses, transcripts, paychecks, vacation,
financial aid etc etc etc
Did you know?
• We have about 1.6 million student registration records (every time a
student registered for a course).
Informer is like a …
Think of Datatel as the universe of millions of
pieces of data. Informer is like a telescope that
allows us to see and understand part of that
universe..
Entrinsik® Informer™
• Organizes millions of pieces of data into
very large groups that can be
re-arranged and cross-referenced
• Provides reports for viewing on-screen,
exporting to another application, or for
printing
Datatel
On Track
Entrinsik Informer
Reports come from Data Sets
Informer  Reports
Informer’s main
purpose is to organize
and gather data from
Datatel for analysis
and reporting
Informer  Reports
Informer does NOT
allow you to:
• Enter data into Datatel
• Change data in Datatel
Informer  Reports
Which means you
can’t break it.
New in Informer 4.0
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Folders are now called TAGS
Informer is more interactive and
intuitive
– More click and drag
– More drop-down menus
– More elegant interface
New tabs across the top
More real-time matching
New choice of HTML output
Easier choices for sharing
Easier to read data
You can delete your own report!
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You own your report – no one
can change (they may revise a
copy, but not your original)
Faster (but ….. )
New feature: Analytics (like an
Excel pivot table)
Convenient new ways to look at
data
Creates simple bar and pie
charts
Web Access
Web URL for Entrinsik® Informer 4
http://informer.elon.edu
Informer™ Product Tour
http://www.entrinsik.com/solutions/informer/tour.php
Resources
http://www.entrinsik.com/solutions/informer/tour.php
Resources
Example Webinars
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Dean Community College
Franklin, MA
http://www.entrinsik.com/solutions/inform
er/webinar.php?series=41
Barry University
Miami Shores, FL
http://www.entrinsik.com/solutions/inform
er/webinar.php?series=36
Wiki – like discussion board
–http://www.entrinsik.com/support/inform
er/40wiki/index.php?title=Main_Page
YouTube Videos
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Entrinsik “Channel”
http://www.youtube.com/user/EntrinsikInc
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Using Informer Report Dashboard
http://www.youtube.com/user/EntrinsikInc#p/f/6
/5zSvZGcHfTY
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Introduction to Informer 4 – Tags
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zSvZGcHfT
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Analytics Panel
http://www.youtube.com/user/EntrinsikInc#p/f/8
/s35MDO3wWEU