Dimension views are views that can be directly used to filter fact views. Miscellaneous views are views that don't fit into a star schema but are useful.

ODS_DEPLOYMENT_DIM

Contains one row for each deployment of a survey. Contains the instrument_pk1 of the survey ('S' concatenated with the survey's pk1 value) that was deployed.

Used in the Rubric, Submission, and Survey star schemas.

Deployment information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
nameThe name of the deployment.
start_dateThe date the deployment started.
end_dateThe date the deployment stopped.
instrument_pk1The instrument_pk1 of the current version of the instrument.
curr_instr_version_pk1No longer used.
place_pk1No longer used.
survey_pk1If the deployed instrument was a survey this key identifies the Survey.
artifact_tmplt_pk1No longer used.
portfolio_tmplt_pk1No longer used.

ODS_INSTRUMENT_DIM

This view contains a record for each instrument and is used in the Rubric, Submission, and Survey schemas.

Schema information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
nameThe name of the instrument.
descriptionThe description the instrument.
curr_instr_version_pk1No longer used.
typeThe type of this instrument. S=Survey,G=Course Content Item,Q=Course Test Question,E=Evidence Set.
offline_instrument_pk1No longer used.
survey_pk1If this instrument is a survey or course evaluation this key identifies the survey or course evaluation.
artifact_tmplt_pk1No longer used.
portfolio_tmplt_pk1No longer used.
dtcreatedWhen the instrument was created. Will be null for non-outcomes instruments.

ODS_PERSON_DIM

This view contains one row for each person. It is used in the Submission, Survey and Rubric star schemas.

Schema information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
given_nameThe person's first name.
family_nameThe person's last name.
middle_nameThe person's middle name.
genderThe person's gender: F=Female, M=Male, X=Other, N=Not Disclosed, Null=Not Disclosed.
gender_labelCan be used to look up the internationalized string for this person's gender.
ethnicityThe person's ethnicity. A=Asian, B=Black, L=Latino, N=Native American ,X=Not Disclosed, O=Other, P=Pacific Islander, W=White, Null=Not Disclosed.
ethnicity_labelCan be used to look up the internationalized string for this person's ethnicity.
socio_economic_statusNo longer used.
standard_test_scoreNo longer used.
birth_dateThe person's birth date.
prim_stateThe two-letter abbreviation for the state of this person's primary address.
prim_state_labelCan be used to look up the internationalized string for the two-letter abbreviation for the state of this person's primary address.
prim_countryThe country of this person's primary address.
zip_codeThe person's zip code.
emailThe person's email address.
batch_uidThe person's batch_uid.

ODS_QUESTION_SOG

This view maps ods_question_dim records to ods_sog records. It is used in the Survey star schema.

Records information
ColumnDescription
question_pk1Identifies the question that has been mapped to a goal.
sog_pk1Identifies the goal that has a question mapped to it.

ODS_SOG

This view contains one record for each goal. Most of the columns contain the same information that is documented for the ods_aligned_sog. It is used in the Learning Standards schemas

Record information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
titleThe goal's title.
descriptionThe goal's description.
owner_titleNo longer used.
typeNo longer used.
ip_pk1No longer used.
ancestor_ou_pk1No longer used.
ancestor_ou_titleNo longer used.
program_pk1No longer used.
ou_pk1No longer used.
course_ee_pk1No longer used.
course_pk1No longer used.
ee_pk1No longer used.
std_category_pk1No longer used.
statusD=Draft, A=Complete, P=Approved, I=Inactive, ACT=Active, INC=Incomplete
status_labelA tag that can be used to retrieve an internationalized string for the status.
form_pk1No longer used.
authorized_indNo longer used.
start_dateThe date time when goal record is applicable.
end_dateThe date time when goal record isn't applicable anymore.
modifying_userThe user ID of the last user to modify this goal.
place_pk1No longer used.
std_category_pk1No longer used.
public_indIndicates whether this goal is viewable by all users.
batch_uidThis goal's batch_uid.
dtcreatedDate on which this goal was created.
measurement_descNo longer used.
dtmodifiedDate on which this goal was last modified.
priorityThis is the priority of the goal.
priority_labelThe readable string for the goal priority.

ODS_ANSWER_DIM

This view contains a row for each possible answer to any survey question. For matrix questions, this view contains a row for each possible answer to any of the rows of the matrix. This is used in the Survey star schema.

Survey Star Schema information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
nameThe text of the answer.
display_orderThe zero-based index of the position in which the answer is displayed.
pointsThe point value assigned to the answer.
question_pk1Identifies the question that the answer applied to.
score_as_percent_of_rangeThe score for this answer as a percentage of the range between the min and max values for this question.

ODS_DISTR_LIST_DIM_VW

This view contains one record for each Distribution List. It's used in the Rubric, Submission and Survey star schemas.

Star Schema Information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
nameThe name of the distribution list.

ODS_INSTRUMENT_RUBRIC

This view contains a mapping of rubrics to the instruments whose responses the rubric can be used to evaluate. It is used in the rubric star schema.

Rubric Star Schema information
ColumnDescription
rubric_pk1Identifies the Rubric that has an instrument mapped to it.
instrument_pk1Identifies the instrument that is mapped to a Rubric.
rubric_titleThe title of the Rubric that has an instrument mapped to it.

ODS_QUESTION_DIM

This view contains one record for each question in any survey or course evaluation. For matrix questions, this view contains one record for each row in the matrix and each of those view rows will contain the matrix question's text in its super_question_desc column. The super_question_description column is only populated for view rows related to matrix questions.

Question information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
question_descThe text that is displayed for this question. If this is a matrix question, this is the text that's displayed to the left of a matrix row.
super_question_descIf this is a matrix question this is the text that is displayed for the matrix as a whole. If this isn't a matrix question, this column is null.
question_display_orderThe zero-based display order of this question.
question_typeThis question's type. M=Multiple Choice, L=Likert, X=Matrix, B=Boolean, O=Open Ended
question_type_labelCan be used to retrieve the internationalized string for this question's type.
numbering_typeIndicates how the answers for this question are numbered. N="1,2,3,4" L="a,b,c,d" A="A,B,C,D" I="I,II,III" R="i,ii,iii" X=none
survey_nameThe name of the survey or Course Evaluation that this question belongs to.
survey_descThe description of the survey or Course Evaluation that this question belongs to.
survey_typeThe type of the Survey or Course Evaluation that this question belongs to. "S"=Survey, "C"=Course Evaluation.
super_question_pk1Identifies the super question that this answer applies to.
survey_pk1Identifies the survey or course evaluation that this question belongs to.

ODS_QUESTION_TAG

This view maps tags to ods_question_dim records.

Tags information
ColumnDescription
tag_valueThe string displayed for the tag.
question_pk1Identifies the question that has been tagged with tag_value.

ODS_RUBRIC_CELL_DIM

This view contains one record for each cell defined for any rubric. It also contains information about the row, column, and rubric the cell belongs to.

Record information
ColumnDescription
pk1Unique Identifier.
rubric_pk1Identifies the rubric that this cell belongs to.
rubric_row_pk1Identifies the rubric row that this cell belongs to.
rubric_column_pk1Identifies the rubric column that this cell belongs to.
rubric_titleThe title of the rubric that this cell belongs to.
rubric_descThe description of the rubric that this cell belongs to.
rubric_row_headerThe displayed header of the rubric row that this cell belongs to.
rubric_row_orderThe zero-based display order of the row that this cell belongs to.
rubric_column_headerThe displayed header of the rubric column that this cell belongs to.
rubric_column_orderThe zero-based display order of the column that this cell belongs to.
PointsThe points assigned to this cell.

ODS_RUBRIC_EVAL_DIM

This view contains one row for each time any rubric is used to evaluate any instrument.

Rubric information
ColumnDescription
rubric_pk1Identifies the rubric that has an instrument mapped to it.
instrument_pk1Identifies the instrument that's mapped to a rubric.
rubric_titleThe title of the rubric that has an instrument mapped to it.