Courses

Informer 5 - Designing Queries

In this course, participants learn how to design queries, including adding fields, criteria, and flow steps to create a Dataset or Ad-hoc Query. Participants learn how to create Jobs to refresh Datasets and share content. This class is strictly for creating queries (Datasets and Ad hoc Queries). We will not be configuring visuals or reports. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Audience: Users who have access to creating Datasets and Ad-hoc Queries. These users should be familiar with the mappings and fields in the Datasource and have the role of Data Designer or above. All attendees will be given access to the sandbox to follow along and take part in the interactive exercises.

Contact hours: 4

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Configuring Visuals and Reports

In this class, participants learn how to build content from Datasets. This includes how to configure the different types of visuals available in Informer 5 and how to create Dashboards, Comparison Boards, and Data Views reports from the content in Datasets. Attendees will not be building Datasets in the class. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Contact hours: 3

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Interacting with Query Results

In this course, participants learn how to interact with data, once access to the query and/or reports has been granted. This includes actions, filters, column formatting, visuals, and interacting with reports that have been shared with you (Dashboards, Comparison Boards, Data Views). The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Audience: Users who have Datasets and/or reports shared to them. This class is strictly for interacting with pre-built Datasets and Reports. We will not be building Datasets in this class.

Contact hours: 2

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Query Performance & Scheduling

Discover methods to optimize Informer by choosing the best type of Query for a given use case, understanding the performance difference between Criteria and Filters, and pulling only the rows that have changed instead of a Datasource's entire historical record count.

Contact hours: 2

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Wednesday, May 15, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Understanding User Security

In this class, participants learn the intricacies of Informer 5 security and data governance. Learn the best practices of setting up security and understanding the difference between owning and sharing content. The focus is on setting up Teams, Users, Role Permissions, Mapping Sets, Sharing Datasources and Datasets. This class is geared toward Informer Administrators. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Contact hours: 2

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Wednesday, May 22, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Administration and System Setup

In this class, participants learn how to setup Informer including default settings, email setup, domain repository setup, user fields, codes, and much more. Prerequisites: Needs to have administrator or super-user access. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Contact hours: 2

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Wednesday, May 29, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - JavaScript for Calculated Fields

In this class participants learn basics of JavaScript to extend their reporting capabilities by adding Calculated Fields and Power Scripts. Calculated Fields use query data, literal values, or other data to do calculations but that is not all they do. They are very powerful and can make life much easier when generating Queries. This class helps participants understand how to write Calculated Fields using JavaScript. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Contact hours: 4

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Wednesday, June 5, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Advanced Flow Steps and Power Scripts

In this class, participants learn how to use Flow Steps and create advanced Power Scripts. Flow Steps allow participants to add new Fields and modify existing ones based on results from the Query or user input. Participants learn to create more advanced Power Scripts from what they learned in the JavaScript for Calculated Fields Class. This is a higher-level technical class directed at power users of Informer 5. Prerequisites: JavaScript For Calculated Fields class or experience with JavaScript programming specifically JavaScript Objects. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Contact hours: 2

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Wednesday, June 12, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Building Web Queries

In this class, participants will learn how to construct a call to a Web Datasource (for example a REST data provider) and interpret the response. Using JavaScript, learn how to format the response into a table and call for additional pages of data. This is a 2-hour class. Prerequisites: Advanced Flow Steps (or solid understanding of JavaScript and JSON) and knowledge of a REST-like data provider.

Contact hours: 2

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Wednesday, June 19, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Building Templates

In this class, participants will learn how to use the Templates feature in Informer 5. Templates allow participants to to create custom forms to output data. Participants will learn how to use Nunjucks to inject data into their HTML file for customized data output. This is a higher-level technical class directed at power users of Informer 5. This class will be 3-hour class. All classes are scheduled in Eastern Standard Time (EST). Prerequisites: Experience using HTML and CSS.

Contact hours: 3

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Wednesday, June 26, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 - Utilizing Informer's REST API Server

Learn how applications outside of Informer can interface with Informer directly, enabling automated tasks such as pushing data from a file, reading data directly, or even managing Users.

Contact hours: 3

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024, Entrinsik Online University

Informer 5 Roadshow - Basics to Advanced for NC Community Colleges

3 full days of training on Informer 5! Day 1: Admin, Security Setup, and Designing Queries Day 2:Using Jobs, Interacting with Your Data and Creating Visuals and Dashboards Day 3: JavaScript for Calculated Fields and Advanced Flow Steps

May 21-23, 2024, Catawba Valley Community College Main Campus