Wolfpack Reporting System Rewrite
The Wolfpack Reporting System Rewrite Committee was formed to meet with the campus community to gather information about how the
Wolfpack Reporting System (WRS) is used today and how it can evolve in the future to better meet the needs of campus.
The committee is tasked with informing campus about the WRS Rewrite Project, gathering and analyzing feedback, and
communicating follow up information back to campus. The main goal of the WRS Rewrite Project is to address the current performance issues
related to running reports and using the drill downs, with additional goals of removing reports no longer being used and exploring future
enhancements and reports.
Announcements and Other Communications
April 11, 2016
WRS-Wolfpack Reporting System Upgrade
| The Wolfpack Reporting System (WRS) was upgraded on April 11, 2016.
Training videos
(Unity login required) and a
Summary of Changes (pdf) are available to explain the new features and how to use the reports.
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March 9, 2015
WRS Rewrite Project Update
| In October 2014, the Wolfpack Reporting System was updated to improve performance and add some useful new functionality.
The Main Menu now stays open as its own tab/window with each report opening in a new tab/window. Not having to reload
the Main Menu for each new report saves time, and multiple reports can now be open simultaneously with drill down and
rerun functionality available in each. For the next phase, the design proposal includes combining and rewriting some of the reports. The goals are to combine the best features of the reports, eliminate confusion on which reports to use, provide additional ways to view data using WRS, and provide training on a better defined set of reports. We have completed the design review and have met with several groups around campus to preview the changes being proposed. We have started the development work and hope to publish a project plan soon. Currently, our target go-live date is January 2016. Several members of our campus community have been selected to participate on the project team as design consultants, testers, and trainers. We will post updates as they become relevant during the project. |
> DRAFT Report 1 Grid Layout Proposal (pdf) - Shows the proposed click-to-expand account ranges for the new
Report 1.
> DRAFT WRS Enhancement Design Proposal (xlsx) - Shows a draft of all the design changes being proposed for
the WRS Rewrite Project. Keep in mind some additional design changes may occur during development.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about the project, you may send an email to yessy_mendoza@ncsu.edu
July 16, 2014
List of Suggested Enhancements Being Reviewed
1) Open PO report
2) Open voucher report
3) Split student lines
4) Redesign of Rpt 9 to look like journal drilldown
5) New report like Rpt 14 by project number
6) Link to source document in Financials
7) AR report (including aging)
8) New functionality to allow reserving funds (ad hoc encumbrances)
9) Merge Rpts 11 and 12 to see side-by-side
10) Sub invoice images and deposit slip images
11) New report for 5 year trends
12) New report that runs by last 5 digits of phase
13) Run Rpt 9 by account criteria
14) Display revenues as positive amounts (accountant vs non-accountant in My Preferences)
15) Enhance rerun feature to include different report
16) Save Rpt 14 criteria for future use
17) Review expanded revenue lines and possibly other account lines
18) Subtotal line remove the word “reserves”
19) Drill down of student charges by month
20) Download formulas to Excel
21) Enhance FAQ’s
22) Run reports by a list or range of project numbers
| Please send additional suggestions to one of the
Committee Contacts. |
June 17, 2014
WRS-Wolfpack Reporting System Survey Results (pdf)
May 27, 2014
WRS-Wolfpack Reporting System Survey
| This survey is very brief and should take a maximum of 5 minutes to complete. Your
feedback is critical to ensuring WRS best meets the reporting needs of campus. Please
complete the survey by Friday, June 13th. |
May 8, 2014
Third (Final) Town Hall Meeting
Open Invitation to Campus Administrators and Staff
Link goes to meeting agenda (pdf)
| This was the third of a series of public discussions planned for multiple locations across campus.
The meeting was held in Multipurpose Room #106 on the lower level of the
Avent Ferry Technology Center on South Campus beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 8th. |
April 7, 2014
Second Town Hall Meeting
Open Invitation to Campus Administrators and Staff
Link goes to meeting agenda (pdf)
| This was the second of a series of public discussions planned for multiple locations across campus.
The meeting was scheduled to be held in the Washington Sankofa Room at the
Witherspoon Student Center, but it was moved to the Senate Chamber Room #4140 in the Talley Student Union
on Central Campus beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, April 7th. |
March 25, 2014
First Town Hall Meeting
Open Invitation to Campus Administrators and Staff
Link goes to meeting agenda (pdf)
| This was the first of a series of public discussions planned for multiple locations across campus. The meeting was held in Convocation Room #2309 at the College of Textiles on Centennial Campus beginning at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 25th. |