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ALaska Data Enterprise Reporting

References & Resources

  • Helpful References
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Helpful References

  • ALDER User Interface Upgrade Release Notes [PPT SOA Only] - Over the weekend of April 19, 2024, the ALDER Programming Team completed an upgrade of the ALDER Servers and Software Platform. A reference document is available to address changes to the User Interface that were made as a result of this upgrade.
  • Business Object Upgrade [PDF] - Over the weekend of March 19, 2021, the ALDER Programming Team completed an upgrade of the SAP Business Intelligence and SAP Web Intelligence platforms upon which the ALDER reporting solution is built. This reference document provides a review of the changes and improvements that are part of the upgraded tool.
  • ALDER Report Developer User Guide [PDF] - The ALDER Report Developer User Guide provides conceptual and detail information to aid users in building accurate, optimal reports.
  • ALDER Report Scheduling [PDF]
  • Top 10 ALDER Mistakes [PDF]
  • Search & Inquiry in IRIS FIN/PRO [PDF] (SOA Only)

Training Materials

ALDER 100: Report Viewers Training

    To access the ALDER 100 curriculum: log on to the AspireAlaska platform and search ALDER 100 in the searchbar.

  • Student Guide [PDF] [Updated 04/23]
  • ALDER 100 Curriculum (AspireAlaska)
    • The ALDER 100 Curriculum (ALDER for Report Viewers) is designed to familiarize report readers with the basics of the ALDER interface. This curriculum should be used in conjunction with the Student Guide posted above.

ALDER 101: Interactive Users Training for Financial Data

  • Student Guide [PDF]

ALDER 101: Interactive Users Training for HR/Payroll Data

  • Student Guide [PDF]

ALDER 201: Report Developers Training for Financial Data

  • Student Guide [PDF]
  • ALDER Report Developer User Guide [PDF] - The ALDER Report Developer User Guide provides conceptual and detail information to aid users in building accurate, optimal reports.

ALDER Up!: Information for ALDER Upgrade

  • Class Guide [PDF]

Workshops

Beginning in February of 2020, the Division of Finance started a series of ALDER workshops for Report Developers. Materials and recordings from these workshops will be posted to this webpage for future reference.

  • Reporting Foundation Concepts - February 12, 2020
    • Workshop Materials [PDF] - SOA Only
  • Trial Balance - August 18, 2020
    • Workshop Recording

The Division of Finance offered a series of ALDER workshops in Fall 2015 and Spring 2016 to demonstrate reports based on IRIS data. Recordings of these workshops are available by clicking the links below.

The recordings are available as MPEG-4 (MP4) video files and are very large files, runtime (HH:MM:SS) and file size is notated next to each recording for your reference.

Your browser should automatically select the best player application for this file type, recommended players include the Windows Media Player and QuickTime.

  • ALDER Universe Overview for Budget Staff
    • Part I - Runtime 01:57:50 [MP4 158.0 MB]
    • Part II - Runtime 01:57:55 [MP4 168.0 MB]
  • ALDER Universe Overview for Financial Staff
    • Part I - Runtime 02:04:47 [MP4 148.0 MB]
    • Part II - Runtime 01:36:55 [MP4 141.0 MB]
  • Workshop I - Federal Funding Accountability & Transparency (FFATA) Reports / Federal Draw Reports and Reimbursable Service Agreements (RSA) reports
    • Part I - Runtime 00:53:33 [MP4 14.8 MB]
    • Part II - Runtime 01:09:05 [MP4 20.4 MB]
    • Part III - Runtime 00:46:27 [MP4 13.3 MB]
  • Workshop II - Payroll Reports & Audit Trail Reports
    • All Parts - Runtime 03:10:58 [MP4 71.4 MB]
  • Workshop III - Trial Balance and Balance Sheet Reports, Budget/ Actual Reports and Capital Asset Reports
    • Part I - Runtime 00:59:38 [MP4 105.0 MB]
    • Part II - Runtime 00:51:40 [MP4 98.8 MB]
    • Part III - Runtime 00:43:53 [MP4 81.7 MB]
  • Workshop IV - Workflow and Structure Reports
    • Part I - Runtime 01:07:40 [MP4 26.6 MB]
    • Part II - Runtime 01:51:53 [MP4 44.3 MB]
    • Part III - Runtime 00:27:37 [MP4 7.95 MB]
  • ALDER Budget to Actuals - Runtime 01:51:32 [MP4]
  • ALDER Personal Services - Runtime 01:02:40 [MP4 106.0 MB]

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