Snapshot Type

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Snapshot Type categorizes snapshot dates taking into account the various deadlines and processes that occur throughout an academic year.

Metadata
Data Custodian
Institutional Assessment and Research
Data Source
Source System:CMS - SA
Source Table Name:PSXLATITEM
Source Field Name:XLATLONGNAME
Census Process:N/A
Logical Transformation / Calculation
N/A
Dataset Folder and Field Name
Dataset Folder:"CSU Snapshot"
Field Name:"Snapshot Type"

Examples

Snapshot Types include:

  • Census Snapshot (snapshots taken on the day of a term's census)
  • Daily Snapshot (snapshots taken every day that data is successfully loaded into the data warehouse)
  • End of Term Snapshot (snapshots taken at the end of a term)
  • Yearly Snapshot (exists as a value in Snapshot Type but not currently used)

See Also