Reporting tools for ICIS

All of the information within Imperial College Information Systems (ICIS) can be extracted using various reporting tools. The type of information you require will determine which reporting tool you use.

Choose a reporting tool

There are three methods of reporting on the information stored in ICIS:

  • Reports to Web for reports on research grant spending;
  • Discoverer Viewer/Plus for reporting on content within all ICIS modules;
  • OBIEE/IC Analytics for reporting on education, grants, InfoED, NSS, outreach, purchasing and iExpenses.

Information on ICIS reporting tools

Report2Web

The Report2Web (R2W) application allows the Grants month end reports to be published and accessed via a web browser. As soon as the reports are published, you will be sent an email to advise that your reports are ready for viewing.

apply for access to Reports2Web

  1. Decide on the projects you need access to.
  2. Email grants.admin@imperial.ac.uk asking for access to R2W and listing the projects.

Once approval has been received from your department, access will be granted and you will receive an email notifying you that you have been given access to the system.

Login to Report2Web

  1. Go to Report2Web.
  2. Enter your College username and password and click Sign in.

view reports

Once logged in you will see the welcome webpage. On the left hand side you will see folders, organised via Faculty and these folders can be expanded by clicking on the + sign.

The structure of the folders beneath the Faculty level are by Cost Centre and then individual projects. To view a project, click on the relevant number and the reports will be displayed in PDF format.

print reports

  1. Open your report.
  2. Click on the Printer icon on the toolbar.

request access to further reports

  1. Email grants.admin@imperial.ac.uk asking for access to R2W and listing the projects.

Once approval has been received from your department, access will be granted and you will receive an email notifying you that you have been given access to the reports.

Discoverer Viewer/Plus Reports

Discoverer is a database-querying tool that can be used to extract information from ICIS. The advantage of Discoverer is that you does not need to have a technical background or knowledge of database structures. Discoverer uses icons, wizards and menus similar to those in Excel to enable you to design and run your own reports.

The sections of ICIS that you can report on will depend upon the responsibilities you hold in the system.

Who can use Discoverer?

Anybody with an Imperial account can use Discoverer.

apply for access to Discoverer

  1. Log a request via ASK ICT.
  2. State that you would like access to Discoverer.

You will be notified when access is granted. To build and run your own reports, follow the guides below.

access Discoverer

To access Discoverer, login using these links:

Reporting access

You can report on any sections that you have access to within ICIS. If you require access to further ICIS responsibilities, go to Request access to ICIS modules.

build and run reports

Read these user guides:

OBIEE/ICA reports

OBIEE (Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition) is a Business Intelligence tool that allows you to analyse data and present it in various formats, such as reports, charts and pivot tables.

access to IC Analytics

Visit the Use Imperial College Analytics (ICA) area.

Find out more about the College Data and Statistics Catalogue.