Key Tips and Tasks for a MAPS Admin

Are you a MAPS Admin (DBA or Advanced DataBlock Designer) who could use some information and insights on setup, configurations, maintenance, and other key tasks? Then watch this on-demand webinar where Michael Cox, Sr. Database Analyst at Oakland University, covers an assortment of MAPS Admins responsibilities that will help you use Argos to its fullest:

• Upgrades (downloads, manuals, snapshots, users)
• Evisions Customer Support Portal
• Customizing your Launch Pages and using Notifications
• Errors/problem resolution
• Monitoring server (size requirements and usage)
• Maintaining MAPS Groups and Argos Folder Security to control staff access
• ADO Connectors and others (read and write)
• Establishing FTP connections
• Setting up connections to departmental shares (local vs network service account)
• Creating DB Links and Connectors to allow access to Banner, DegreeWorks and ODS
• Using External Tables to allow usage as Oracle Tables in DataBlocks/Dashboards
• Dashboard to monitor schedules, connectors, groups, user access, and DataBlock usage

While the primary focus is on using Argos, some of the tips & tricks listed above also apply to those using FormFusion and/or IntelleCheck.