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Insight

Insight is a comprehensive, enterprise-wide data warehouse with advanced reporting and business intelligence capabilities. Insight provides integrated data and flexible analytics to drive strategic data-driven business decisions.

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Procedures

Get in-depth and step-by-step instructions for this application.

  • Insight Procedure Manual

    Insight is an enterprise-wide data warehouse and reporting solution with advanced reporting and business intelligence capabilities. Insight's functionality eases reporting whether a user is running an existing analysis, responding to ad hoc reporting requests, or using analysis for strategic planning.

Data Resources

  • Common Report Library

    The Common Report Library, which is up-to-date based on Build 2 Go-Live, provides a resource library of approximately 42 “canned” reports related to different HR and business topics. In addition, the Common Report Library provides specific descriptions of report changes from Build 1.

  • FOCUS-to-Insight: Data Dictionary and Elements Mapping

    The Insight Data Dictionary is a reference document for reporting users to understand the data available in Insight. The Data Dictionary includes the names and descriptions of data elements in Insight and their respective NFC source system.

  • FOCUS-to-Insight: Language Mapping

    The FOCUS-to-Insight Language Mapping document provides functional mapping, terminology, and defines comparison examples.

  • Stabilization Phase Appendices

    The appendices for Personnel History (PERHIS) and Workforce Profile (WFP) are used to assist users in identifying specific elements that may be causing report failures upon the release of the Stabilization Phase enhancements in Spring 2015. Each appendix is divided into three sections, in order to most effectively outline all element changes.

Informational Materials

The materials below provide more information about Insight for your reference and to share with others in your agency.

  • Insight Brochure

    The National Finance Center presents Insight – a new business intelligence solution that provides integrated data and flexible analytics to drive strategic business decisions.

  • Insight Features Overview

    This Product Guide accompanies the Insight demonstration and provides a detailed look at some of the key features that are available in Insight.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

The materials below provide answers to a number of questions related to Insight's robust capabilities as a reporting solution.

  • Data

    Insight includes data from several systems, including: PAYPERS, PERHIS, PAYTA, ABCO, PMSO, LIST, RETM, daily time and attendance data for NFC-hosted webTA and Paycheck8 customers, SET, MD-715, TMGT, POL Details, AI Details, and select EmpowHR elements.

  • Functionality

    Users can download reports directly from the solution to several different file formats (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, CSV or Text), as well as print to a local printer or PDF.

  • General Information

    The Insight solution surpasses existing reporting tools by integrating multiple data sources into one tool to provide comprehensive reporting through a library of standard reports and ad hoc reporting functionality.

  • Report Building

    While many different types of reports can be created in Insight, it is important to ask some key logical questions prior to and while building out an ad-hoc report.

  • Security and Access

    Security and user access will be managed by NFC and the agency ASO using standard NFC access procedures.

Quick Reference Guides

Quick References have been created to provide a quick rundown on using specific systems or applications. These Quick Reference Guides contain step-by-step instructions detailing the Insight Subject Areas and how to integrate useful Insight functionalities.

Training

Visit NFC University for all your training needs.

  • Insight Course

    During this training you will be provided with an overview of Insight, the National Finance Center’s business intelligence solution. Insight provides integrated data and flexible analytics to drive strategic business decisions.