UMS Certified Reports

UMS Certified Reports are the reports that have been through a UMS Data Governance process to verify, update, and document the data and coding within them. 

Detailed Information

Characteristics

Reports that carry the UMS Certified seal have the following characteristics:

1. Comprehensive documentation including:
   1. The report methodology (from extraction to analysis) is specified, and the report results are reproducible
   2. The context for the report is provided, including:
      1. Narrative purpose for the report, its use cases, etc. 
      2. Any special considerations that users should know about 
      3. Links to prior year reports, or prior term, etc. where applicable
   1. Data quality and consistency issues, if any, are documented (whether for contextual understanding or for eventual modification)
2. The report has been validated by subject matter experts for:
   1. Accuracy using appropriate data sources
   2. Validity based on subject matter expertise and stakeholder input
3. All fields in the report or dashboard are defined in the Data Cookbook

Completed Certifications

• IPEDS Financial Aid Report
• IPEDS 12-month Enrollment Report
• IPEDS Fall Enrollment Report 

Logo

All certified report has the logo shown below. When you click the logo, it will take you to the details including the verification report and caveats.

Environment

• Systemwide