Resources

Step 1: Get access or check your access

• Review SIRIS Access Requirements for detailed information on access levels and eligibility criteria
• Watch How to request access to SIRIS for a step-by-step guide on the access request process
• Check your current access status:
  • Go to authority.stanford.edu
  • Click "My Authority"
  • Look for "Student Analytics" under Enterprise Reporting

Step 2: Begin to Explore SIRIS

• Explore our most widely used reports
• Check out our comprehensive report catalog to see all available SIRIS reports
• Learn how SIRIS differs from other reporting in bi.stanford.edu
• Sign up for our siris-news-updates mailing list for updates, success stories, tips, and training opportunities.

Step 3: SIRIS Basics

• The SIRIS Start Guide is a simple overview of navigating and using bi.stanford.edu for SIRIS data
• Watch Where to find SIRIS Reporting to learn how to find SIRIS reporting in bi.stanford.edu
• How to Paste Multiple Values into Prompts is a helpful tutorial on how to copy and paste multiple EMPLIDs (up to 10,000) from an Excel file into a SIRIS prompt or filter
• Manipulating Fields in a Report/Dashboard is a guide to how to customize a given report or dashboard

Step 4: Schedule a 1-1 meeting

Email siris-support@lists.stanford.edu for a personalized consultation with a SIRIS team member

Step 5: Further Resources

Resources:

• Review Risks and Best Practices for Working with Student Data on considerations tied to using student data.
• Protecting Student Data Quick Reference Guide
• Overview of Data in SIRIS is a detailed explanation of the categories of data and structures in SIRIS.
• Overview of Reporting in SIRIS is a visual overview of our most widely used reports and what categories of data they cover.
• Census Help details on the many ways to count students at Stanford, as well as guidance about when to use what types of counts
• SIRIS Dashboards Reference Guide is a comprehensive guide to the first four SIRIS dashboards, basic instructions for using an OBI Dashboard, and guides for understanding Academic Structure or using the Data Dictionary
• Common Terms in SIRIS Student Analytics is a glossary of frequently used terms.
• Dashboard Training Exercise Book provides hands-on exercises for learning SIRIS dashboards

Video tutorials:

• Using Student Census Data
• Finding your Minors, using the My Department dashboard
• SIRIS Back-to-School Workshop, a 30-minute recording of the most recent Autumn Back-to-School Refresher Workshop. Covers everyday reporting needs for department student services officers.

Ad hoc users will find it helpful to explore the resources in our Ad hoc corner.

Step 6: Data Governance

The Data Governance Center is a central repository of all data definitions and relationships. It can be used to look up the meaning of unfamiliar column names and data fields. You must be on a Stanford network (either on campus or through VPN) in order to access the site.

If you don’t find what you’re looking for, please send us a note and we’ll do our best to track down the information and add it.