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Is there anyone else out there using Power BI to develop Reports and Dashboards from enterprise data (we are currently using Colleague as an ERP) for a Higher Education Institution? I am looking to join or form a community of Power BI users to exchange ideas, successes, and failures.
Thanks in advance.
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Hi @adam-townsend,
When you said you wanted to develop reports in Power BI, would you please tell us which data source you want to connect to and retrieve data? Currently, in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service, supported data sources type are listed in below links:
Data sources in Power BI Desktop
Data sources for Power BI service
Also based on my research, there is a sample Power BI Higher Education Analytics solution shows student persistence, retention, and graduation patterns. You can take a look: Higher Education Analytics using Power BI #1: Retention.
If you have any question, please feel free to ask.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
I am currently learning how to use Power BI with our data from an online university. I would love to know if there is someone out there that would like to help walk me through this. I have come to the fact that Higher Education is not using Power BI as much as businesses. So, even when it comes to learning the techniques, it is hard to try to come up with the adaptation from business to education. Would anyone mind helping me?
I am also interested in any tools for the Ellucian product Colleague.
Thanks
Ernesto
ASU Mid-South
Ernesto, if you work for a higher ed institution and would like to learn more about how peers use Power BI, you can register to join the Microsoft HIgher Ed Data community using this link to register :: https://aka.ms/MHEdatacommunity
this is a private group, reserved for HiEd professionals and hosted by Microsoft ... the link will direct you to a LinkedIn page and then to a form wher eyou register. once you join you can engage peers who also use Power BI for Colleague.
Best,
Jason
I know this is a very old message I'm replying to but I am interested in connecting Power BI to our Colleague data that is in an oracle db. Does anyone any notes to share on this challenge? thank you for your reply in advance!
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We use Ellucian's Banner product and I am also interested in connecting with other users of Power BI in the Higher Ed space.
I share your interest in Ellucian Colleague and PowerBI.
Have you found other people or sources of information?
Welcome!
The university I work with is adopting Colleague now. We want business intel capabilities soon and I expect to use PowerBI for this, at least in part.
I have worked with other data integration and BI software (Informatica/Hyperion), and have done plenty with Sql Server. However I'm just cracking the seal on PowerBI.
I too would like to collaborate with others who use Colleague and PowerBI.
Hi @adam-townsend,
When you said you wanted to develop reports in Power BI, would you please tell us which data source you want to connect to and retrieve data? Currently, in Power BI Desktop and Power BI Service, supported data sources type are listed in below links:
Data sources in Power BI Desktop
Data sources for Power BI service
Also based on my research, there is a sample Power BI Higher Education Analytics solution shows student persistence, retention, and graduation patterns. You can take a look: Higher Education Analytics using Power BI #1: Retention.
If you have any question, please feel free to ask.
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
I appreciate your initiative to connect with fellow Power BI users in the higher education sector. It's always beneficial to share experiences and insights when it comes to leveraging powerful tools like Power BI, especially in the context of enterprise data from an ERP like Colleague.
At Scribble Bridge, we've had significant success using Power BI to develop comprehensive Reports and Dashboards tailored to the unique needs of higher education institutions. We understand the value of a community where professionals can exchange ideas and discuss successes and challenges.
If you're interested in further expanding your network and gaining insights into optimizing Power BI for educational data analysis, I recommend checking out our recent white paper on "Empowering Higher Education with Power BI: Strategies for Success." This document delves into best practices, success stories, and key considerations when using Power BI in the education sector.
Feel free to access the white paper [insert link to the white paper]. We hope you find it valuable, and we welcome you to share your thoughts and experiences with our community. Looking forward to engaging in meaningful discussions!
Hi,
I'm unable to download solution template for Higher Education analytics Using Power BI #1:Retention. Please help!
Sonam
Thanks for the response. We are currently using Colleague and extracting census data using SQL into a datawarehouse, where it's imported into BI. This application is simliar to Banner (same software manufacturer, actually), the one used by the institution in the article you mentioned. I have our data set on a 24-hour refresh schedule through Power BI and that seems to be working fine unless there's a hang up in our push from our production database to the datawarehouse.
One recent thought I had was splitting our census data into several distinct tables because currently I'm importing a table with about 20-30 columns and it feels clumsy.
I'd like to hear from other Higher Ed institutions as well. Any thoughts?
Hi Adam - I sent you a private message - I work on the US Education team at Microsoft and would be happy to help out here! Jason
Hi Jason,
I will be pulling Ellucian Colleague data into PowerBI, probably via Colleague ODS.
Have you any suggestions?
- Kent Langseth (klanger) for Mars Hill University
Hi @adam-townsend,
As the report can work fine in Power BI Service and data refresh is also fine, so the issue is not related to Power BI. For issue about extract production SQL database data to the data warehouse, please post a issue in this forum: SQL Server Data Warehousing .
Best Regards,
Qiuyun Yu
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