Alma Analytics Master Class
The Alma Analytics Master Class is a series of eight 90-minute sessions intended to provide learning opportunities for Alma Analytics operators at all levels, and was most recently presented in late 2021. These sessions include information on using Analytics to manage inventory, monitor Acquisitions and Fulfillment activities and more. The APAC sessions was presented by Yoel Kortick, while the NA/EMEA sessions were presented by Kevin Lane-Cummings.
The Master Class is structured as follows:
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Session 01 = A general overview and introduction
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Sessions 02-03 = A focus on specific areas such as physical and electronic inventory, fulfillment, acquisitions and COUNTER usage.
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Sessions 04-08 = A drill down to specific analytics functionalities which can help make reports be created and "consumed" more efficiently.
Check back on this page for information about upcoming live presentations of this series, planned for later in 2022.
Register for multiple sessions simultaneously here.
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Session Name |
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01 |
Overview and Introduction to Analytics |
This session will include the following topics: documentation, roles, accessing and "consuming" analytics, subject areas, ETL, folder structure and using the default ready-to-use reports and dashboards. Time-permitting we will begin some actual report creation.
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Wednesday, Oct. 20th Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 1pm, Sydney 4pm |
Thursday, Oct. 21st San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 4pm |
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Physical Inventory and Fulfillment in Alma Analytics |
This session will include the following topics: default ready-to-use reports and dashboards which pertain to physical inventory and fulfillment, locally customizing the default reports, creating new reports including the following (time permitting):
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Wednesday, Oct. 27th Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 1pm, Sydney 4pm |
Thursday, Oct. 28th San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 4pm
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03 |
Electronic Inventory, Usage and Acquisitions in Alma Analytics |
This session will include the following topics: default ready-to-use reports and dashboards which pertain to electronic inventory, COUNTER usage and acquisitions, locally customizing the default reports, creating new reports including the following (time permitting):
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Wednesday, Nov. 3th Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 2pm, Sydney 5pm |
Thursday, Nov. 4th San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 3pm |
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04 |
Creating and Managing Dashboards in Analytics |
During this session we will show how to create a new analytics dashboard from scratch, showing each of the stages in detail. Time-permitting we will also edit an existing default dashboard. |
Wednesday, Nov. 10th Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 2pm, Sydney 5pm |
Thursday, Nov. 11th San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 4pm |
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05 |
Creating and Managing Prompts in Analytics |
This session will focus on various functionalities relating to prompts, both in reports as well as in dashboards. Some of the topics we will cover are:
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Wednesday, Nov. 17th Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 2pm, Sydney 5pm |
Thursday, Nov. 18th San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 4pm
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06 |
Filters and Functions in Analytics |
Filters and functions can improve both the data retrieved as well as the aesthetic appearance of the reports. Some of the filters and functions we will look at include: Filters:
Functions:
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Wednesday, Dec. 1st Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 2pm, Sydney 5pm |
Thursday, Dec. 2nd San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 4pm
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07 |
Analytics Objects |
Analytics objects allow the institution to have the reports "consumed" by a wide audience. They include widgets, dashboards, scheduled email reports, and scheduled reports to an ftp server. We will look at how to create the various analytics objects. |
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Wednesday, Dec. 8th Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 2pm, Sydney 5pm |
Thursday, Dec. 9th San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 4pm |
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08 |
Useful Tips in Analytics |
In this final session we will investigate several tips which can help the analytics designer create the "perfect report". Some of these tips include:
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Wednesday, Dec. 15th Jerusalem 8am, Singapore 2pm, Sydney 5pm |
Thursday, Dec. 16th San Francisco 8am, Chicago 10am, New York 11am, London 4pm |