Classes on Data Management

Review examples of custom reports generated from ACS data. This class will cover:

• Using mail merges to create custom reports
• Using Report Designer reports
• Creating reports using the Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver
• Using Custom Reports services

This class builds on material covered in Exporting Your ACS Data and Working with ACS Reports. Content will include functionality from the People module.

Learn how to analyze the attendance and demographic data you are collecting, and understand what that data means. This class will cover:

• Understanding how data relates to analysis and needs-assessment
• Discovering ways to look at data
• Exploring tools and resources available for data mining

How well are you doing at reaching your ministry goals and fulfilling your mission? Find out how to use your ACS data to evaluate your ministry effectiveness. This class will cover:

• Recognizing data points that relate to your ministry goals and mission
• Determining what criteria should be used for measuring ministry effectiveness
• Using the tools in ACS for gathering data
• Interpreting the results

This class builds on material covered in Data Mining: Concepts and Tools. Content will include functionality from the People, Attendance, Connections, and Church Growth Tools modules.

Tidiness may have nothing to do with godliness, but it does make a database more efficient and easier to use. Discover tools and strategies that will empower you to keep your database clean and efficient. This class will cover:

• Recognizing areas that are prone to data clutter
• Communicating style guidelines (st. versus street)
• Establishing wise policies for data archiving and clearing

Content may include functionality from all ACS modules.

Discover ways to export your ACS data to Microsoft® Word, Excel®, and other tools that give you nearly unlimited resources for formatting, graphing, and sharing key information. This class will cover:

• Using extract reports in ACS
• Using advanced exports
• Using the secure Open Database Connectivity (ODBC) driver

Your staff manages irreplaceable data on a daily basis and depends upon the accessibility of the information represented within your files. This class will help you establish a system to protect this data from PC viruses, hardware failure, power outages, or even the unexpected physical disaster by:

• Establishing an automatic backup routine
• Testing your backup routine
• Understanding what protection you need
• Seeing how you may not be as protected as you think you are

Content will include functionality from the Automatic Backup feature and the LiveStor service.