Presentation given to OHR staff on IDAP and nSIGHT 4.11.12

1. IDAP HR and nSIGHT Overview

2. IDAP - Background and Key Objectives
 Integrated Data Analytics Project (IDAP) Background
To support the NIH’s strategic goal of enabling Data Driven Decision Making, the NIH Reporting
Community requested that nVision optimize, improve, integrate and align the reporting infrastructure
with the business intelligence needs of the NIH. These requests led to the Integrated Data Analytics
Project (IDAP).
The aim of IDAP is to integrate data across business functions to provide the NIH Reporting
Community with a view of the “big picture” to assist in making data-driven decisions, while providing
information with a more uniform look and feel.
 Key Objectives
Data Integration: Implement an integrated nVision Data Model which will provide extended analytical
capabilities to the NIH Reporting Community.
Information as a Service: Serve as NIH’s official data broker and data distribution hub by securely
supporting several key downstream systems via both real-time and scheduled information transfer.
Reduce nVision’s Reliance on the Mainframe: The goal is to fully integrate all BI capabilities and
house them on a single modern, homogenous platform, providing cost avoidance and simplifying the
user experience.
Data Access & Transparency: This objective is supported by converting to a simplified data access
strategy.
Uniform Look and Feel: Consolidate the current reporting toolset to provide a consistent look and
feel.
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3. nSIGHT – Human Resources
 Background
nSIGHT was envisioned based on several key needs identified by nVision based on experience including:
an interactive web based system with on-board reporting would satisfy NIH’s needs more effectively and a
portal based system would allow each IC autonomy while maintaining enterprise standards.
 Requirements & Benefits
In defining the requirements for the nSIGHT HR project, the nVision team worked closely with SMEs from
NEI, NIAID and OHR to gather requirements and understand the pain points around HR reporting.
The benefits of the nSIGHT application include:
 Complete staff picture for each IC;
 Ability to export data directly into Excel or PDF format;
 Ability to create planning records to project future needs;
 Customized dashboards and subscription based alerts;
 Expanded NED and ITAS content will allow for time reconciliation with DFAS.
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4. nSIGHT Electronic Registration Process
nSIGHT
nSIGHT IC Admin Admin
nSIGHT IC Admin is Granted nSight Users (non
Completes Online
Access Electronically by EO access is admin) request
Registration via nVision
Granted to access to nSIGHT
Portal
from IC Coordinator
IC
IC Begins
Coordinator Using
nSIGHT
Users
access nSIGHT nSIGHT IC Coordinator completes
Accepted
with sensitive request justification form within
data nSIGHT
Users Decision
access nSIGHT • Electronic form is sent to OHR for Point
Denied
without sensitive approval *Does admin
data or user need
sensitive
data*
Users
access nSIGHT No Further nSIGHT IC User
without sensitive Justification Required Requests Access
data through IC Admin
 All registrations will be handled electronically, greatly reducing time and effort for nSIGHT users and approvers
All nSIGHT users and their privileges will be tracked in the nVision database tables
 Automatic email alerts will be used to notify EOs and OHR when their approval is required
 Sensitive data does not include RNO data. SSN, Home Address and Home Phone are considered sensitive
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5. nSIGHT Electronic User Deactivation Process
nSIGHT HR will utilize two methods for deactivating users of the application.
Automated Removal (Applies to Admins and Users)
Users access
A user is removed from is revoked
NED from nSIGHT
HR
Manual Removal (Applies to Users and is invoked by nSIGHT HR IC Admin)
Users access
IC Admin utilizes the is revoked
Admin Module to from nSIGHT
deactivate user access HR
nSIGHT IC User
Requests Access
through IC Admin
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6. nSIGHT – Human Resources
 Phase I is the foundational activity for this application and includes
HR and Payroll
HR Costs and FTE Usage
Timekeeping Reconciliation
 Potential future expansions include:
Pending Personnel Actions – WITS
Inventions, Patents and Royalties
Property
Acquisitions and Supply
Travel
Training – LMS
Grant Related Activities
Publications Cross Reference
Mobile Reporting Solution
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