Latest content from www.heidi.ac.uk http://www.heidi.ac.uk Tue, 21 May 2013 14:29:15 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.heidi.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/46/92/ News - About heidi Mon, 25 Jun 2007 15:49:08 +0100 http://www.heidi.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/43/89/ heidi has been developed to work through a web browser and, with this in mind, we have sought to follow appropriate web standards. However, different browsers can interpret the standards in different ways. We have tested heidi using Firefox (http://www.getfirefox.com/) and Internet Explorer 7 and 8 on Windows. Please note that from heidi 4, Internet Explorer 6 is no longer supported. For the best end-user experience, we recommend using Firefox. News - About heidi Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:47:08 +0100 http://www.heidi.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/42/70/ heidi 4.3.2 release - 09 April 2013 We are pleased to announce the release of heidi 4.3.2. This maintenance release has addressed a range of known issues.  In addition it introduces some significant improvements to the usability of charts and a new chart type; the radar chart. The heidi 4.3.2 release notes, which describe the enhancements in more detail, can be viewed here (dox/heidi_4_3_2_release_notes.pdf) . heidi seminars The next heidi seminar held at HESA, on 18 June 2013, is for the heidi user and will give an overview of the system and how it works.  If you wish to view further information or make a booking please click here (http://www.hesa.ac.uk/seminars) . News - About heidi Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:20:58 +0100 http://www.heidi.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/40/85/ heidi Governance Governance responsibility for heidi rests with the HESA Board of Directors. The Chief Executive of HESA is responsible to the HESA Board for the provision of the heidi service and the on-going development of the system. A heidi Stakeholder Group replaced the heidi User Group and Advisory Group in 2013. The heidi Stakeholder Group exists to advise the HESA Board on performance and development of the service, identify and prioritise on-going development and to represent the heidi user community. The group includes representation from HESA subscribing institutions and the HESA Board. News - About heidi Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:32:40 +0100 http://www.heidi.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/39/87/ heidi API An application Programming Interface (API) for heidi is under development. This is intended to improve the system as a data delivery mechanism, to complement the growing range of data warehouses and BI systems in use within HE institutions. The heidi API has been designed to provide a method for users (or their applications and systems) to specify what data they require and to retrieve it in a format that is much easier to transform into that required for their own systems. It is a simple web API based on RESTful standards. Please note that the API is aimed at users who are familiar with writing and understanding programming code. Initial Interest Following a review by HEI colleagues and the Heidi User Group, a specification document was produced. HESA sought feedback from the wider user community and asked for involvement from HEIs to help partner in the development of the API. You can view the document here (dox/API_Specification_1.0.8.pdf). Alpha release An Alpha release version of the heidi API was released on 11th September 2012. This was released to a limited number of users who had expressed an interest in contributing to the early development. Some excellent feedback was received during this process on the ways in which these institutions plan to utilise the API, as well as technical aspects of the deployment and functionality. Beta release A beta version of the heidi API was released on 25th March 2013. This current version includes a number of improvements arising from the feedback received on the Alpha release. For the latest specification on the beta version of the API, please click here. (dox/API_Specification.pdf) In addition, in order to facilitate discussion on the API and to enable users to share source code, the following website has been created and includes some of the initial examples of code. http://hesaheidiapi.codeplex.com. (http://hesaheidiapi.codeplex.com/)  We welcome feedback on this release. Please email heidi@hesa.ac.uk (mailto:heidi@hesa.ac.uk?subject=heidi%20API%20enquiry) with any queries or comments. Alternatively please post your queries or comments to the Codeplex discussion, by opening a new thread or take part in a discussion by responding within an open thread. The intention is to use the Codeplex discussion as a primary channel of communication for technical users of the API. News - About heidi Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:25:46 +0100 http://www.heidi.ac.uk/index.php/content/view/38/86/ 1) Purpose The heidi Stakeholder Group exists to: advise the HESA Board on the current performance and on-going developments of the heidi service identify and prioritise areas for the on-going development of heidi represent the heidi user community and offer advice and feedback to HESA to ensure that the service continues to meet requirements and aspirations of users 2) Responsibilities The heidi Stakeholder Group will: Monitor the ongoing performance levels in the delivery of the heidi service (including user support) by HESA; Provide strategic direction and guidance with regard to the delivery, development and review of heidi; Advise upon, prioritise and review all plans for development; Provide user advice and input to HESA with regard to detailed operation, maintenance and development issues; Provide an annual report to the HESA Board on the operation and development of the heidi service; Champion the wider use of heidi throughout the HE sector; Consider the access policy for heidi and make recommendations to the HESA Board 3) Membership Membership has been drawn from HESA subscribing institutions to ensure that there is a mixture of hands-on users and those with a more strategic level of responsibility and insight with a range of representation across functional areas and geographically. Membership will include representation from HESA. Formally membership will be offered to individuals not the organisations of which they are employees. If a member opts to leave the group before the duration of their tenure then that place will not necessarily be allocated to another representative of that organisation. However, membership is chosen to provide a broad representation of different users' communities within the HE sector, with UK-wide coverage. Replacement members will therefore be selected with a view to maintaining that representation. As a group reporting to the HESA Board, HESA will nominate the Chair and Deputy Chair of the Group from the non-HESA members. The Chair and Deputy Chair will serve for a period of three years. HE institutional representatives will normally serve for a period of four years. HE institutional representatives may be re-appointed once, after which two-year period must elapse before he/she is eligible for further appointment. Exceptionally, in order to ensure an appropriate on-going balance between membership turn-over and continuity, four members will be invited to step down after two years to be replaced by new members. The current membership list is as follows: Christine Couper, Director of Planning, The University of Greenwich(Chair) Giles Carden, Director of Planning, University of Warwick Prashant Desai, Planning Officer, De Montfort University Emma Forster, Head of Strategic Planning, University of Aberdeen Alison Hartrey, Head of Planning, The School of Oriental and African Studies Sue Holmes, Director of Estates, Leeds Metropolitan University Rob Wyn Jones, HR Management Information Systems Support, Cardiff University Paul Marshall, Head of Employee Relations, University of Hull Andrew McConnell, Director of Finance, University of Huddersfield (HESA Board member) Kyla Morgan, Management Information Officer, University of Plymouth Nathalie Mortimer, Head of UK Student Recruitment Acting Deputy Director of Marketing, University of Nottingham Stephanie Neave, Equality Challenge Unit Amanda Watson, Head of Strategic Planning and Student Administration, University of Sunderland Laura Watson, Statistical Analysis Benchmarking manager, St Andrews University Mike Wilson, Planning Officer, Glyndwr University HESA staff will attend the Stakeholder Group meetings as necessary. 4) Frequency The heidi Stakeholder Group will meet twice each year at the HESA offices in Cheltenham, and on an ad-hoc basis if the needed. Expenses for meeting attendance will be paid by HESA. 5) Reporting lines The heidi Stakeholder Group reports direct to the HESA Board through the HESA Chief Executive. News - About heidi Wed, 04 Apr 2007 15:08:46 +0100