This type of infrastructure will be necessary in the future as we begin replacing our administrative systems. Replacement of those systems is not yet scheduled, although ideally we would begin with an initial phase sometime in the 2001-2003 biennium. As explained in some of the previous questions and answers, a data warehouse will enhance our current administrative systems by providing analytical capabilities. It will continue to be useful for that same purpose when new systems are in place. However, replacing our operational systems still needs to be a high priority for the system.
Indicators can take many shapes and forms.
What they look like depends largely on what they represent and what users want to see. Initially, the view of the warehouse will be the same for everyone. However, once people are comfortable with the warehouse in general, we will enable the ability for people to define their own views. In other words, the first phase will probably have a web page with all of the key performance indicators. At some point in the future, individual users will be able to decide which of those items they want to see on a regular basis.