A few quick facts about Analytics:
- Alma Analytics is Alma’s built-in data analysis & reporting tool
- Analytics is accessed directly via Alma for both Alma and Primo VE
- Alma Analytics and Primo Analytics are two instances of the same platform
- Your personal folders (“My Folders”) are visible in both instances
- Analytics is built on Oracle’s Business Intelligence (Enterprise Edition) platform
- Use Analytics to compose analyses, run reports, and create dashboards for staff
- Analytics keeps a record of all cataloging, circulation, and other Alma activities even if you delete a record, or course, or user, etc.
Analytics Vocabulary
Here are the first terms you need to know to talk about Analytics:
- Analysis = the criteria and query used to run a report
- Report = the output of an analysis
- Run-on-Demand Reports = available to run at any time
- Scheduled Reports = subscribe to receive them via email
- Dashboard = a collection of reports
Additional terms will be introduced as you start learning about Analytics.
