Faculty Data Collection

The Faculty Collection is a subset of the University Data Warehouse containing data from FIS, the Faculty Information System used by Provost's Office. FIS supports Penn's schools and the Office of the Provost in managing the process of faculty appointments, promotions, and other actions. It also supports reporting and planning activities by managing selected biographical, demographic, and other data about faculty and their professional activites. The Faculty Data collection also includes a subset of data from the Salary Management system.

Refresh Schedule
Includes the collection's refresh schedule, source of the collection's data, and the time span covered.

Data Diagram
The diagram illustrates the architecture of the Business Objects Faculty Information System universe, and identifies joins. While viewing the diagram, you can also display its table documentation. If you need to print a diagram, print it in portrait orientation.

Tables and Data Elements
To ensure you have the most recent version, use the documentation online as opposed to printing it.

Corporate Documents
The Business Objects Corporate Documents area provides access to pre-defined, prompt-driven reports that you can run to retrieve a standardized perspective on your data.

Data Security
Lists policies and guidelines that are specific to this data collection, questions you should ask before you fulfill a request for Faculty data, and how to safeguard data stored on your personal computer. Also includes a link to Penn's Information and Security Privacy page.

Help
Explains how to get help when querying the Faculty Data Collection.