General SPARC News | UMass Office of the President

Tool-specific SPARC Updates

Added Residency filter to overall filtering
Updated financial aid dataset to include specific Campus, State, and Federal programs
Added toggle by Residency/Career to Total Financial Aid by Funding Source visual
Added new visual to toggle by funding source (with new program detail) and career/residency
Added toggle by College/Department to the Summary Analysis Enrollment Change visual
Added Residency filter and new visual of Credits by Student's Major to the Tuition Revenue dashboard

Added funding source filter to the Expiring Contracts dashboard
Added GPO vs. All Other filter to the Expiring Contracts dashboard
Expanded Expiring Contracts view from 6 to 12+ months
Updated waterfall visual for Contract Lifecycle view
Fixed calculation issue with Diverse Spend by Category
Added filter for non-diverse suppliers to the Supplier Diversity Insights Tool
Completed Phase 1 of Bulk Data Export to rewire contracts data configuration from XML to BDE
Configured MRO data

This new page will serve as a news bulletin for all SPARC updates, including SPARC, SPARC Pro, and SPARC HR. This page will be updated periodically and users can access SPARC news through the dashboard using the new lightbulb icon.
Tableau Cloud Upgrade went live on 10/5 to migrate our Summit Tableau server to "Tableau Cloud". This means 100% of UMass shared data management and analytics assets will now be hosted on the cloud, giving us access to all that cloud has to offer, which in this case include:
- Benefits of Tableau Cloud:
  - Access to Tableau Pulse and other AI capabilities;
  - Always being on the latest version of Tableau server will mean immediate access to new features;
  - Improved performance consistency, availability, and resiliency;
  - Far fewer interruptions caused by software and hardware upgrades;
  - Reduced overall maintenance and testing will free up more time for analytics