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This article provides an overview to our St. Thomas Data Cookbook
What is the St. Thomas Data Cookbook?
The St. Thomas Data Cookbook is our enterprise data catalog that allows for transparency and consistency of all things data! This includes a standardized business and data glossary, documentation for all data outputs (lists, reports, visuals, processes, etc.), and an overview of all data systems and tools available at the University! All data owners, data managers and data stewards are identified as resources and it is a key tool to utilize anytime you are working with data at the University. No direct data is available through the tool but all metadata, data tables and column names, as well as documentation around all things data!
Who has access to the Data Cookbook?
All staff, faculty and students who have an active St. Thomas account have access to view just by logging in with their St. Thomas username and password.
How do I access the Data Cookbook?
The data cookbook can be accessed by navigating to: https://stthomas.datacookbook.com/ or selecting the Data Cookbook square on the Office 365 - Apps & Tools menu 
When the log-in page appears, simply log-in using your St. Thomas username and password, or because single-sign-on (SSO) is enabled with the Data Cookbook you may not be asked to log in at all. If this is your first time logging into the the Data Cookbook you will be claiming your account and activating the SSO.
Home Page & Navigation Overview
An overview of the Home Page and Navigation can be found in this video:
Business & Data Glossary Section
An overview of the definitions and business glossary can be found in this video. Also check out more information in What is a Data Definition in Data Cookbook?
Reports Section
An overview of the reports and output documentation section can be found in this video:
Data Systems Section
An overview of the Data Systems can be found in this video:
More Training Resources
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