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Backups are essential. Your hard drive could fail, you could lose your device, it could be stolen, or you could get a malware infection that takes your files hostage.
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.
Overview of Storage Portfolio Restructuring InitiativeThe Office of Information Technology Storage and Hosting Services team is conducting phase 2 of the
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.
Adobe Cloud Storage does not meet the University's security policy requirements and should not be used to store University data. This article contains instructions on how to migrate your data to an alternati
When inviting an internal or external user as a collaborator within a folder, you will have the ability to set the level of access that user has to your content.
When inviting an internal or external user as a collaborator within a folder, you will have the ability to set the level of access that user has to your content.
Sometimes when you're sharing a file with someone you know they will need it for only a certain amount of time, or perhaps legally they or you can only have access to it for a certain amount of days.
Sometimes when you're sharing a file with someone you know they will need it for only a certain amount of time, or perhaps legally they or you can only have access to it for a certain amount of days.
How do Box Notes work in folders that have been synced?
Box Notes are synced to your computer like other documents, and will appear in your Box Sync folder. (Note: Box Sync has been replaced by Box Drive.
How do Box Notes work in folders that have been synced?
Box Notes are synced to your computer like other documents, and will appear in your Box Sync folder. (Note: Box Sync has been replaced by Box Drive.
There are two ways to change or transfer folder ownership to another collaborator. Through the Collaborators menu in the right pane of a folder or from the Collaborators page of a folder.
There are two ways to change or transfer folder ownership to another collaborator. Through the Collaborators menu in the right pane of a folder or from the Collaborators page of a folder.
The Updates page provides logs of all the activity that is happening in your Box account. The updates page shows logs for actions taking place on files and folders such as:
The Updates page provides logs of all the activity that is happening in your Box account. The updates page shows logs for actions taking place on files and folders such as:
Box Secure Storage provides many security features designed to protect your sensitive data files. However, there are actions you can take to make sure your data stay protected while in Box:
Box Secure Storage provides many security features designed to protect your sensitive data files. However, there are actions you can take to make sure your data stay protected while in Box:
Events like leaving the university or changing roles can trigger a need to change collaboration levels or completely remove someone from a folder within Box.
Events like leaving the university or changing roles can trigger a need to change collaboration levels or completely remove someone from a folder within Box.
Sometimes a folder should only be accessible to other users within the University of Minnesota system. This article explains how to do this to a folder.
Sometimes a folder should only be accessible to other users within the University of Minnesota system. This article explains how to do this to a folder.
While you can share with both internal and external collaborators through your Box account there are special considerations to take when sharing with alumni.
While you can share with both internal and external collaborators through your Box account there are special considerations to take when sharing with alumni.
Each user has an unlimited amount of storage space available. However, individual files must be less than 15 Gb each. If you need to make files smaller use a compression tool such as 7-zip.
Each user has an unlimited amount of storage space available. However, individual files must be less than 15 Gb each. If you need to make files smaller use a compression tool such as 7-zip.
Box has several visual indicators that can help you easily understand things about the folder, such as collaboration level and ownership. The below is an overview of these icons and indicators.
Box has several visual indicators that can help you easily understand things about the folder, such as collaboration level and ownership. The below is an overview of these icons and indicators.
There are various ways to integrate and update data within Box. This article covers the basics of the three ways you may want to modify data with Box and when or why you may want to use each.
There are various ways to integrate and update data within Box. This article covers the basics of the three ways you may want to modify data with Box and when or why you may want to use each.
The University is transitioning from Google Docs Cloud Assignments to Google Assignments (LTI 1.3) and from Google Drive 1.1 to Google Drive (LTI 1.3) to maintain information security.
When you are ready to move a site in the University's Drupal Enterprise environment from development (DEV) to production (PRD), we recommend you use different branches for different environments.
Oracle's PeopleSoft applications are the basis for a great number of the University's mission critical functions. Modules used at the University include:
Enterprise data is administrative data that the University generates or collects and utilizes for planning, decision-making and daily operations at the institutional level (crossing organizational units and campuses).
Governed Groups are defined groups of individuals based on set criteria that are made available to the University community for data/system access and/or list generation.
This article contains the steps to transfer GitHub@UMN repositories (also known as "repos") to an account that is not hosted by UMN (such as a personal Github.com account).
You can request that your University of Minnesota Google domain be moved from one campus to another. This is often necessary when students, staff, or faculty members transfer to a new Universi
You can access your University provided Gmail account through one of several third-party desktops and/or mobile email apps such as Outlook, Thunderbird, or AppleMail.
Google Docs auto-saves a version of your document as you work, so there is no need to save a default copy of your Doc. If you wish to save your document in an alternative format:
Screen readers can read text and follow directions in multiple languages; they can also switch seamlessly from one language to the next. This helps people from a broad range of language backgrounds access the te
For people leaving the University or changing departments, transferring team files to a shared drive may require transferring ownership of your work to someone else.
These instructions are for Shared Drive Managers and Content Managers. It is possible to add members who do not have a University of Minnesota email account to a Shared Drive.
These instructions are for Shared Drive Managers and Content Managers. It is possible to add members who do not have a University of Minnesota email account to a Shared Drive.
Google shared drives are shared spaces where teams can easily store, search, and access their files anywhere, from any device. Faculty and staff have the ability to create shared drives.
Google shared drives are shared spaces where teams can easily store, search, and access their files anywhere, from any device. Faculty and staff have the ability to create shared drives.
The IDERA Term Glossary lists enterprise data terms that have been defined through the Data Governance process. Visit the Glossary to see a list of all approved enterprise data terms.
The Linux Server Hosting service provides professionally-managed Linux servers for University academic, research, and administrative units. The service is supported by the Hosting Engineering and Automation Team.
You can activate your University of Minnesota (UMN) Qualtrics account, migrate an existing Qualtrics account, and review existing knowledge to effectively use your account.
There are a variety of different ways to recruit survey participants. We have created a decision tree guide to help you determine where to get a contact list.
Transferring Survey Ownership to Another Individual in the UMN System
If you are the owner of a UMN Qualtrics survey and wish to transfer ownership to another UMNQualtrics account, contact the
If your name, Internet ID or Email address are incorrect in Qualtrics:
Send an email to: [email protected].
Include your old name, Internet ID, or email address and the new one, and request that we update these values.
SQL Developer can be used to create queries that can be used to retrieve data from the Data Warehouse. The preferred method for using SQL Developer is through the AppsToGo application.
SQL Developer can be used to create queries that can be used to retrieve data from the Data Warehouse. If the Software Center application is installed on the Windows computer, it can be used to install SQL Developer.
The Zoom for Google Workspace add-on allows you to schedule and join meetings directly from a Google Calendar event. Using the Google Calendar add-on allows you to quickly add a Zoom meeting to any event.
This Google 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). C
Enterprise Data Management and Reporting (EDMR) is the organization supporting efforts to achieve the full value of the University’s data and information assets.
The UMN Qualtrics Brand Administrators are a group of individuals at the University who are your point of contact for questions related to account set-up and management of UMN Qualtrics users.
RDM is a Google Group for researchers and on-campus service providers to discuss research data management issues related to storage, security, archiving, sharing, preservation, and beyond.
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.
Overview
In February 2021, Google announced significant changes to its storage policy that ends unlimited storage for the academic community and rebranded
Learn how to work on a file at the same time as other people in Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides, and you can chat with each other in the file to make decisions together about what to include.
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.
To use Office of Information Technology (OIT) Storage and Hosting Services, all customers must onboard through the Customer Experience Standardization for Infrastructure (CESI) process.
To use Office of Information Technology (OIT) Storage and Hosting Services, all customers must onboard through the Customer Experience Standardization for Infrastructure (CESI) process.
To use Office of Information Technology (OIT) Storage and Hosting Services, all customers must onboard through the Customer Experience Standardization for Infrastructure (CESI) process.
Data governance builds confidence in the university’s information assets by establishing shared understanding through data quality, availability, and usability.
To mitigate cybersecurity and data privacy risks and avoid new costs for data stored in Google Workspace, the University will no longer offer @umn.edu accounts to people after they graduate or retire.
In your github fork, you need to keep your master branch clean, by clean I mean without any changes, like that you can create at any time a branch from your master.
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.
GitHub Flow is a lightweight, branch-based workflow that supports teams and projects where deployments are made regularly. This guide explains how and why GitHub Flow works.
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).
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).
Google Workspace Learning Center guide on sharing files or folders with specific people, adding comments and replies, making edit suggestions, and working with suggested edits of Google Documents in Google Drive
Google Workspace Learning Center guide on sharing files or folders with specific people, adding comments and replies, making edit suggestions, and working with suggested edits of Google Documents in Google Drive
A resource discussing several strategies, such as folder structure and tagging, that can help improve your Google Drive when used with departments or teams.
A resource discussing several strategies, such as folder structure and tagging, that can help improve your Google Drive when used with departments or teams.
Google Drive offers two ways to create, share, and store files: Google shared drive and Google My Drive. Google shared drive should be used for files that should remain at the University after a person leaves.
After non-emeritus faculty, staff, and students depart the University, their UMN email and Google Workspace will be closed and the contents within will be deleted—including the accounts of people who retire or graduat
Search based on select PeopleSoft(PS) definition tables and the OIT Data Warehouse(DW) Data Dictionary database tablesPS results come from a few tables available in CSNAPDW results come from the
The Qualtrics license grants the University of Minnesota permission to use the software solely for University purposes, and expressly prohibits use by third parties.
There are three different main sites where you can learn more about how to use Qualtrics. Each of the three sites has a slightly different purpose. Explore each of these sites below.
In addition to creating new storage services, the Storage Portfolio Restructuring Initiative (SPRI) developed new standards for storage shares and group management.
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.
TOAD is a tool from Dell Software that database developers, database administrators and data analysts use to manage both relational and non-relational databases using SQL.
USAS 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 programmin
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.