1. Eliminating Shadow Systems
Welcome To
Eliminating Shadow Systems
Part 1
Table Builder
And
Dynamic Selections
Presented by: Peter Bruynzeel

2. What are Shadow Systems, and why do we care?
Excel work books, access databases, other random files that exist on desktop computers around campus
People rely on these as they are missing something from the systems they have been provided
Often these systems become an integral part of people’s work flow
However
They can’t be easily shared
May not be getting backed up
Could provide large benefits if integrated with other data sources
Because they may be perceived as hidden or unknown, others become skeptical of the data

3. Goals for Today’s Session
Explain the different ways to create a table in FAST
Manually
From Excel
How to get data into these tables
How to access these tables after they have been created
How to use some of the data in these tables to create a Dynamic Filter Procedure

4. Dynamic Filter Procedure – What is it?
Results become the source of a pick list or, filter list
Pick List  Used on a data entry form
Promotes data integrity by reducing data entry error
Makes it easier and more reliable to use data for reporting
Filter List  Used on reporting pages

5. Peter Bruynzeel