Squiz IUC 2010 - ACU - Data Integration

Course Data Integration in Matrix Tim Roberts

History Hi • Course Browser launched 2004. • All data supplied in Access database by IRM. • ColdFusion application built to deliver dynamic content. • Data updated on an irregular basis.

Move to Matrix M t M ti • 2006 ACU implemented Matrix. • All standard web content imported to Matrix CMS All standard web content imported to Matrix CMS. • Looked into moving our externally developed applications Looked into moving our externally developed applications within Matrix. • Including Course browser.

Project Goals P j tG l • Present marketing course information on main site Present marketing course information on main site. • Display admission data. p y • Provide a way for prospective students to direct apply from the course page. • Provide a one page printable information sheet for a single Provide a one page printable information sheet for a single course.

Challenges and Requirements Ch ll dR i t • Much of the admissions data exists in an Oracle based Much of the admissions data exists in an Oracle based enterprise student system. • Want to be able to combine this data with marketing oriented Want to be able to combine this data with marketing oriented data. • Do it in a way to avoid duplication of data and remove the Do it in a way to avoid duplication of data and remove the need to re‐enter information. • Di l Display content to be controlled by Oracle feed and IRM. t tt b t ll d b O l f d d IRM • Authoritative source for Marketing information.

Methods • Use metadata to hold course marketing data. • Use Matrix data module to bring in external data. • Match the data sources together using a common identifier.

Data Types D t T • Metadata • Oracle Data

Why Metadata? • Advantages over standard page content. • Structured • I h it h Inherit schema • Easy to access variables via Matrix keywords Easy to access variables via Matrix keywords

Metadata Schema

Creating a Course C i C Asset builder

Oracle Data O l D • Where is this data? • What data do we need? • H d How do we access data? d t ? • Move to MySQL Move to MySQL

Move to MySQL • Use database which is part of our system architecture • Addition of required display variables • Forms table • Units table

MySQL to Matrix Access data via DB Connector

DB Connector

MySQL to Matrix Creation of DB data source

DB Data Source

Matching Data ‐ Dynamic Inputs

MySQL to Matrix Creation and set up of asset lists

Data Asset Lists D A Li

Course Asset lists • St d d Standard page asset lists t li t • Allow selection of courses via a list Allow selection of courses via a list • Controlled by IRM y • Didn’t uses dynamic database lists. • Creation of Page discipline and URL table

Discipline Pages Di i li P

Design • Paint layout or Parse file? • Design set up? • C t i ti ? Customisations?

Design Customisations D i C i i • 4 main customisations 4 main customisations • Allow display to vary slightly for different course types Allow display to vary slightly for different course types • Main customisation has 85 design areas.

Design Customisations Metadata D i C i i M d Show if Show if

Dynamic Design Customisation No International course No International course

Application Active/Inactive dependent on Oracle feed. A ti /I ti d d t O l f d Links to common application page. Links to common application page

Application Page Pass required URL variables to student system

Application Student System A li i S d S Student logs in. Choices are pre‐populated in the student system

Export of Data • T f Two forms of data ‐ M t d t f d t Metadata and DB data d DB d t • Export as XML Export as XML • Export to Word p

XML Asset List

Export XML Export XML

Course Word Document C W dD

Future • Use of SharePoint and workflow • Export course documents to SharePoint Export course documents to SharePoint • Approval and update part of manageable process Approval and update part of manageable process • Move to a more expansive system to contain all course data.

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