1 Foothill-De Anza College District Argos Integration with Luminis 4

2 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Introduction Matt Rapczynski, Database Programmer Analyst Susan Malmgren, Technology Training Specialist Chien Shih, Director of IT & Operations Formerly tried Oracle Hyperion Working with Argos since Fall Summer Extensive training program

3 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District What, Why, and How? Created a cross-platform Argos implementation No Windows No ActiveX No browser plug-ins Integrated into Luminis Powered by Oracle

4 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Agenda Demonstration: First, see what we have accomplished. Visuals will aid the discussion. Why we chose this approach? How was it implemented? The Future

5 Live Demo

6 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Why? Argos is a Windows only application Delivered to users using the ActiveX framework Supports Windows with Internet Explorer only Other browsers: virtually no support Foothill-De Anza challenges this model of delivering software.

7 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Foothill-De Anza 50% Windows / 50% Apple Some adventurous users use Linux Essential portal services work virtually everywhere Firefox preferred, but not required

8 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District High Mobility How do we view mobile users? Tablets and “netbooks” - alternatives to laptops Inexpensive option Argos is not easily accessible on mobile devices

9 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Welcome to the API Deliver Argos reports everywhere

10 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District A-P...What? Application Programming Interface In other words: a universal remote control

11 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District API (Continued) API simplifies the user experience Fewer steps to run a report Accessible from the web Mac users not required to learn Windows

12 Our Implementation

13 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Designing Reports Windows still valuable Selected users are report designers Simplifies Argos security Power users still prefer the portal Reports on the portal are tested and validated

14 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Technical Details We chose the dynamic approach Banner has great tools: PL/SQL and Self Service “Cookie cutter” user interface Ingredients: Server-side: 4 database tables 2 PL/SQL packages Java middleware Client-side: jQuery 1.6 for interactivity

15 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Deploying Reports Developed 15 page developers guide Deploying is simple: 1. Define the report 2. Define the parameters 3. Define the security 4. Done!

16 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Integrating into Luminis The channel Identifies the user Profiles their security Lists authorized reports No permissions, then no report No new security models! Uses existing Banner security classes

17 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Application Projects Argos can be used for more than reports! ActiveRoster: Advanced faculty rosters Argos used to generate confirmation receipts 1098Ts for Students Tax form generated by Argos Students download from portal

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19 September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Wrap-up Thank you! Q & A

20 Matt Rapczynski Database Programmer Analyst September 29, 2011 Foothill-De Anza College District Contact Us Susan Malmgren Technology Training Specialist Phone: Chien Shih Director of IT and Operations Phone: