Overview | University Decision Support at Northeastern University

University Decision Support offers access and training on two official reporting tools for employees to conduct university business pertinent to their positions, Argos and Cognos.

To determine which tool(s) you need to carry out your business tasks, please consult the information below. The tables below list which data can be found through each tool.

Argos

Argos is the University’s official reporting tool for the Operational Data Store (ODS).

Admissions
Co-op
Finance
Financial Aid
Student
Student Accounts

Cognos

Cognos provides a single, self-service portal to access and produce reports, dashboards, and ad hoc queries for the data subject areas.

Advancement
Awards and Proposals
Finance Budget Management
Human Resources
Hybrid Budget Management (HBM)
Research