There are a couple of options for working with offline files with Google Drive and Google shared drives.
Resources
Comparisons
There are a variety of options for online file storage depending on what your needs are and the type of data you need to store (see the Data Security Classificatio
You can use a variety of tools for online small group discussions. We have outlined solutions, rated them for the effort required, and identified key considerations.
Experts & Communities
This group is used to proactively communicate about upcoming changes, updates, or unplanned events that may impact users for the legacy data warehouse (DWEPRD) and the Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDWPRD). Community mem
EDMR (Enterprise Data Management and Reporting) is the organization supporting efforts to achieve the full value of the University’s data and information assets.
EDMR (Enterprise Data Management and Reporting) is the organization supporting efforts to achieve the full value of the University’s data and information assets.
LATIS consultatively supports researchers in the design, data collection, and analysis of surveys and experiments in the social and behavioral sciences, humanities, and arts.
OMS is the business owner of Qualtrics for the University and has a team of experts available to help bridge the gap between do-it-yourself and advanced level questionnaire design and survey programming.
U-Spatial provides support and training for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and spatial computing.
U-Spatial provides support and training for Geographic Information Systems (GIS), remote sensing, and spatial computing.
The UM Analytics User Group is a resource for those who have completed the UM Analytics author training for creating dashboards and analyses.
Nearly 8,000 students, faculty, and staff at the University of Minnesota are using Qualtrics for their projects.
The University Analyst Group meets monthly and works to share knowledge and perspectives related to University data, systems, and policies, analysis tools and techniques, and approaches to research questions.
The University Data Community is everyone who is interested in and works with University data. We support community members involved in data management, reporting, and analytics.
The University Data Community is everyone who is interested in and works with University data. We support community members involved in data management, reporting, and analytics.
Surveys at the University of Minnesota are governed by the University Survey Advisory Team (U-SAT).
The WorkflowGen Consortium includes users of WorkflowGen at the University of Minnesota. It provides administrative oversight and user experience insight.
Good Practices
Challenge
Conduct a successful survey by learning how to ensure security and confidentiality, craft email invitations, and achieve higher response rates.
Ensure important department documents in Google Drive do not get accidentally deleted or go missing, especially when someone leaves the University or moves to another department.
It is important that you familiarize yourself with the types of data entrusted to you, how you are accessing the data, and how you are storing the data.
Learn how to correctly analyze survey data so results can be used to accurately inform decisions.
See how to design a high-quality survey by understanding when to use specific question types, how to write questions, and how to format and organize the survey.
Learn how to establish survey objectives, methods, institutional review and approval, and sampling to create a successful project.
Challenge
We need an email address for our group and a Google Drive account to store our group’s documents.
Resources
Your responses are anonymous, and cannot be traced back to you.
Once you submit your evaluation it is stored separately from any identifying information.
A guide to help you correctly identify the security level required for your research data developed by the College of Liberal Arts Technologies and Innovation Services.
End-of-semester course evaluations (SRT) are available through the online system. Instructors will also receive an email alerting them when results are available.
If you have general use questions concerning document imaging, please contact the Document Imaging team by sending an email to
Smaller and local Drupal community conference
Oracle's PeopleSoft applications are the basis for a great number of the University's mission critical functions.
The Data Governance Council Glossary covers terms and concepts included in the Enterprise Data Warehouse.
Guidelines for students who complete online student rating of teaching evaluations are below.
Improve the layout of your online forms by placing form labels near the associated text field and by grouping similar fields.
Learn to store, sync, and share files with Google Drive.
Learn to store, sync, and share files with Google Drive.
This 6-hour LinkedIn Learning course covers how to use Git, the popular open-source version control software, to manage changes to source code and text files.
This chapter of the Git Essentials training covers Branches in Git.
Basic overview of branching and merging in Git.
Git Checkout allows you to move between branches.
Show changes between the working tree and the index or a tree, changes between the index and a tree, changes between two trees, changes between two blob objects, or changes between two files on disk.
Instructions for installing Git for Linux, Mac, and Windows.
This is the manual page for the gitignore command.
A well documented article covering the topic of handling conflicts in Git
The git log command displays committed snapshots. It lets you list the project history, filter it, and search for specific changes.
Join two or more development histories together
This LinkedIn Learning chapter from the Git Essential course covers the concept of merging code branches.
How to resolve merge conflicts in Git
The git status command displays the state of the working directory and the staging area.
Learn how to use Git by reviewing the basic concepts of Git version control. Try out this introductory course that was created with GitHub.
This LinkedIn Learning video covers how to tell Git which files to ignore.
Version control is a system that records changes to a file or set of files over time so that you can recall specific versions later.
Adding other users to your GitHub organization. The other users must have logged in to GitHub before you can add them.
You can create a new organization by either setting up a new organization or converting an existing personal account into an organization.
More detailed instructions for creating an organization in GitHub.
Instructions for generating SSH keys on your computer and then adding the public key to your GitHub account.
Pulling code from GitHub (aka syncing)
Pushing code to your GitHub
University of Minnesota branded templates are available for several Google apps.
Google Support created documentation on creating/renaming docs and spreadsheets in Google Drive
Google Support document with instructions on the deletion of a document stored in Google Drive
Google Support document outlining steps for printing documents stored in Google Drive
Article from Google about how to access Google Drive and share and edit Google documents, slides, sheets, forms and drawings from within a Google Video Call (Hangout).
Abbreviated documentation on basics of Google Drive set up and functionality
This video from LinkedIn Learning shows how to upload, convert, sync, and delete files and get tips on organizing and searching Drive.
Google Support document outlining basic and advanced search options in Google Drive. Note: Scroll down and click on Advanced Search options.
Google Support document which outlines process for changing the way documents are shared in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on making changes to your view and the sort order in Google Drive
Google Support document on real time communication with another Google user who is also working on the same Google Drive document
This short video from LinkedIn Learning demonstrates how to convert a file into the Google Doc format.
Google Support information on the creation, deletion and moving of a folder in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning video instructions on how to delete and recover files stored in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning video instruction on how to download and print files from Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on the ability to collaboratively edit a single document in Google Drive with another Google user.
Limitations on file sizes in Google Drive
Locate a file if its parent folders no longer exist.
Keyboard shortcut commands for use in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on making edit suggestions and working with suggested edits of Google Documents in Google Drive
Important considerations before moving or deleting information in shared folders.
LinkedIn Learning video guide to funcationality and navigation in the Google Drive application
Google Support document with instructions on recovering a Google Drive document
Google provided information on requirements for using Google Drive.
Google Support site reviews process of searching for files in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning how-to video on searching for files and folders in Google Drive
Lynda.com instructional video on how to search for files and folders in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on how to share files from Google Drive with other users of Google
Google Support instructional document on sorting files in Google Drive
Suggesting an edit to others working on the same document
Information on tracking changes made to your files stored in Google Drive
Google Support document giving steps to change ownership of documents stored in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning video explanation of files compatible for storage in Google Drive
Google Support document with instructions on uploads to Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning video how-to on uploading files to Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on using stars to group files in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on the use of a preview lightbox for file searches in Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning video how-to on set up and use of Google Drive
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on contributing to files shared with you through Google Drive
Google Support document outlining how to convert Office files to Google Doc format
LinkedIn Learning instructional video on the sharing of documents through Google Drive and responding to/adding revisions
LinkedIn Learning video instructions on creation and maintenance of folders in Google Drive
Find help creating, editing and formating Google Forms.
Short article from 9to5 Google on how the use of Google Drive app within a hangout has been removed. Now users are to use the chat box for sharing any Google Driv items.
Requirements for Perceptive Content 7.2
Perceptive Experience
Supported Browsers:
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft Edge
Video introduction to creating an action template, along with a rule to invoke that action template.
Add questions (also known as elements and fields) to your form.
Add instructions at the top of the page.
UMN Jadu users will be assigned a single category to use for all their forms. You will still need to select that category.
Create your form's metadata. The Description field is required.
After you create Action Templates, you can create Rules to fire those Actions.
Video introduction to getting started creating a Jadu form.
The form instructions page is presented at the beginning of your form.
Add, edit, and remove prefills.
Download a PDF file that was generated upon form submission.
Dynamic display of a section of a page (also known as page branching) allows display of questions based on answers to previous questions.
Login to the Jadu Production Environment to view submitted forms.
Login to the Jadu Form Building Environment using your Jadu username and password.
Edit or delete an action template, and see which rules use an action template.
Remove a question from a page.
Jadu Forms can restrict access to your form only to those signed in with University of Minnesota InternetID and password.
Change the title of a page.
A progress bar indicates how many pages in the form have been completed and how many remain to be completed.
Show a custom response page after a form has been submitted.
Edit a question in a page.
Access data from submitted forms.
Video introduction to creating a page and adding it to a Jadu form.
Click the Google Apps icon
Watch pre-recorded webinars covering a variety of Qualtrics and survey topics
The student rating of teaching or "Evaluation of Teaching" policy covers Twin Cities, Crookston, Morris, and Rochester and includes provisions for use of common student-rating questions, which is one means of making j
This resource from CloudFind provides some best practices for using Google Drive with your team.
PeopleSoft BI Publisher reports provide users with operational real-time data with data presented through a template. Creating BI Publisher reports requires advanced knowledge of PeopleSoft data structures.
PeopleSoft queries provide users with operational real-time data. View available queries through the Query Viewer or build a query in Query Manager.
Costs Paid by the University
The following are Enterprise-funded costs covered by the University:
The Document Management team can provide reports to you, using the Business Insights tool, about Perceptive Content security, documents, users, and queues.
Canon and Fujitsu scanners are the two major brands used at the University.
Financial Document Imaging Help
For questions concerning financial document imaging, please contact University Financial Help:
Note: Most of these guides are from an older version of the software. You may notice a few minor differences, but generally they still are accurate for the version we are using.
Web: Perceptive Experience, the web based instance of Perceptive Content, allows you to take advantage of most of the functionality of the desktop client via a web browser, so wherever you are, on cam
The Qualtrics license grants the University of Minnesota permission to use the software solely for University purposes, and expressly prohibits use by third parties.
Find answers to frequently asked Qualtrics questions.
Learn the basics of using Qualtrics or dive into advanced topics.
If you are considering surveying anyone at the University of Minnesota, you must follow the Survey Project Approval Process outlined below.
New Imaging Process
Our Responsibilities
The OIT Self-Managed Virtual Server Hosting staff is responsible for:
The table below provides basic guidelines and recommendations for appropriate file storage and sharing solutions.
A Website that provides survey-related resources to the University of Minnesota community, including links to technologies supported on campus and information about best practices and community groups.
Whether you are a novice or an advanced user, there are many ways to learn more about how to utilize Tableau! Below are just some of the resources you can explore:
For fall and spring terms, end-of-semester evaluations are offered during the final two weeks of instruction; the last day evaluations may be completed by students is the day before the final examination period begins
The following features are provided to all web sites as part of both Basic and Premium plans:
Project Web Service
A pool of web servers to host your web content.
Departmental Web Hosting is now considered a contained service and new requests will be reviewed carefully.
Follow these well-established — but frequently ignored — user experience (UX) design guidelines to ensure users can successfully complete your website forms.
The Reporting Center contains enterprise reports from UM Reports, UM Analytics, and PeopleSoft.
Self-Help Guides
Box Secure Storage is a cloud storage and collaboration service configured to meet the University security standards for HIPAA data.
Obtain secure access to the University's enterprise systems, including PeopleSoft, Data Warehouse, and reporting systems. <
This self-help guide provides an overview of enterprise data that enables decision-making at the University of Minnesota.
This self-help guide provides an overview of enterprise data that enables decision-making at the University of Minnesota.
This Self-Help Guide is intended to assist developers that are going to develop within the University of Minnesota Drupal environment.
The Google Drive self-help guide provides how-to instructions for common tasks such as organizing and finding files and folders, sharing and working together on documents, and downloading and printing files.
This self-help guide takes you through the process of setting up workflows for Jadu XFP forms.
This self-help guide takes you through the process of creating a form, setting up the page elements (such as text fields, drop downs check boxes) and the corresponding properties, and managing the submitted form
User Stories
The benefits of student group work are well documented: