Data & Integrations

Data Studio is an excellent tool, and we use it daily. However, each time we open it, we often need to manually add or remove columns to ensure we are selecting the correct record, especially when multiple alumni share the same name. It would be extremely helpful to have a feature that allows users to customize the default columns displayed in Data Studio. For example, showing fields such as Graduation Year, Middle Name, and City by default would make it much easier to quickly identify the correct individual and distinguish between records with similar or identical names. This would improve efficiency and reduce the risk of selecting the wrong record.

Alumni enter phone numbers vary greatly. Is there a way to have them either enter it using stricter formating or adjust the formatting once they enter it to be standardized? Country followed by phone number formatting of that nation US: +1 XXX-XXX-XXXX Australia: +61 XX-XXXX-XXXX etc

Phone numbers with a country code (example: +1) and without a country code should not create "new information" to review in the Data Studio. Maybe have a setting where you can ignore the "default" country code for your organization

In the sync settings, it would be nice to be able to delete automated data pulls once they are no longer needed. For example, we send emails for event communication purposes outside of the actual event but the data will change year to year. Would be nice to delete old data lists that are no longer needed for easier organization.

In the United States, the standard date format used is "mm-dd-yyyy.". The site should have the option to use this format throughout for easy understanding.

We would like there to be a button to manually decide for each registrant if we want them to be a non-constituent record or not.

As alumni register on Almabase and make updates to their profiles, we accumulate a ton of new alumni information. Our objective is to ensure that all our internal systems remain up-to-date with this data. Rather than performing a full export of Almabase data, we are seeking a more efficient way to extract only the new information, including phone numbers, email addresses, employment details, and mailing addresses.

As my use goes on with Data Studio, I find that I am creating and saving many filters. We need to be able to easily see the parameters as well as the month/year created (which shoud be sortable) so that you can actively manage filters and easily update them (new graduation year) etc.

When someone cancels an event in Almabase or they remove it from their registration.. the RSVP status in Raiser's Edge should update to either Cancelled or remove them from the event.

Having the same email should add more weightage to how the system identifies as opposed to name because it's very likely for people to have similar first/last names but it's less likely that people share the same email. The system is not flagging profiles with the same emails as duplicates thus making it impossible to know if duplicates exist.