Instructor: Randall Williams

Biography: Randall finished his Bachelor's degree in Computer Science in 2013 and joined Entrinsik shortly thereafter. During that time, he has provided clients with technical support, consulting, plugins, and training. He espcially enjoys face-to-face interaction through trainings and conferences.

Classes by this instructor

Informer 5 - AI for Creators and Power Users

Utilize Informer AI to streamline the process of delivering data. Between jumpstarting JavaScript Flow Steps, rapidly generating new visuals for Dashboards, and creating a customized Assistant that combines query data with documents from a folder to answer questions-learn the ins and outs of this time-saving tool. This class does not require any previous knowledge of AI. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST). This is a 3-hour class.
Thursday, May 14, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live

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). This is a 2-hour class.
Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live

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. Prerequisites: Advanced Flow Steps (or solid understanding of JavaScript and JSON) and knowledge of a REST-like data provider. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST). This is a 2-hour class.
Wednesday, June 10, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live

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.

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. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST). This is a 4-hour class.
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live

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). This is a 4-hour class.
Tuesday, May 12, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live

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. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST). This is a 2-hour class.
Wednesday, April 15, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live

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). This is a 2-hour class.
Tuesday, April 21, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live

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. The times for these classes are set for Eastern Standard Time (EST). This is a 3-hour class.
Thursday, June 11, 2026, Entrinsik Online Live