In July 2025, the Empowering UF Reporting Team hosted a session to introduce the Empowering UF reporting processes and the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW) Program to key stakeholders.
The Empowering UF program structure includes three pillar programs:
And we have three critical success factors:
The EDW, also called UF OneLake, integrates data across systems, enables complex and cross-domain analytics, and provides the university community with an efficient and organized way to store, share and learn from its data. It also supports our performance goals and metrics and is optimized for performance and scalability.
Empowering UF will manage the reporting needs of functional users. With a “Workday First” prioritized reporting approach, user stories (requirements) will help identify reporting needs for development in either Workday or the EDW. It’s a complex and iterative process involving functional leaders and staff from across the university who will contribute during upcoming “deep-dive” requirements discussions this fall.
Units across campus have various methods of storing data. As we transition to Workday, there may be a shift in accessing historical data. So, when the time comes, where would you go?
| I currently use Cognos (Enterprise Analytics) to access the historical data I need. | → | Continue to use Cognos (Enterprise Analytics) |
| I currently use a third-party system to access the historical data I need. | → | Continue to use the third-party system, unless that system is being replaced. If so, use the replacement system. If the replacement system is not viable, use a new Report or Cognos equivalent. |
| I currently use PeopleSoft to access the historical data that I need. | → | Use a new Report or Cognos (Enterprise Analytics) equivalent. |
| I currently use the UF OneLake to access the historical data that I need. | → | Continue to use the UF OneLake to access that historical data. |