The Pennsylvania State University - Administrative Information Services, a unit of Information Technology Services

Analysis & Reporting

Penn State produces a tremendous amount of institutional and financial data, which requires management and analysis. Administrative Information Services (AIS) provides administrative staff and managers with the tools needed to monitor financial records, gives authorized personnel access to financial information related to grants and projects, provides faculty and staff with information related to students, and generates and distributes electronic reports.

Services

Account Information Management System (AIMS)

AIMS is a Web-based system that allows faculty members to gain access to financial information for sponsored project accounts. AIMS provides summary fiscal information regarding principal investigator's grants and contracts. AIMS accesses the Data Warehouse, resulting in a data latency of up to twenty-four hours.

If you’ve already obtained access, you may login to AIMS.

Data Warehouse

Penn State's Data Warehouse provides information on students, employees, classroom facilities, applicants, and financial transactions. It allows access to institutional data for analytical and reporting purposes. The data is non-modifiable and provides a snapshot of time-fixed data.

Electronic Document Distribution System (eDDS)

eDDS is a tool that enables users to access and view reports through the Web. Reports can be viewed with a Web browser, Adobe Acrobat, text editor, or a word processor and can be saved, edited, or printed locally. Benefits include lower paper costs, less paper use, reduction in manual distribution of reports, and quicker distribution.

If you’ve already obtained access, you may login to eDDS.

Enterprise Information System (EIS)

EIS is the tool for answering questions about enrollments, admissions, and other related University information. Summary-level data can be viewed through a Web browser, where it can be presented in spreadsheet, chart or graph format.

If you already have obtained access, you may login to EIS.

Financial Information Tool (FIT)

FIT is a tool for budget administrators to perform management functions for one account with IBIS Financial data. FIT can be used to manage research grants and contracts, view balances, review detailed financial records, monitor encumbrances, and produce timely reports tailored to meet a department's needs.

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