Argos
About Argos
Evisions Argos is an enterprise reporting solution that has been designed specifically for deployment within the higher education sector, catering to colleges and universities. The cloud-based software facilitates the running of ad-hoc queries to more sophisticated real time analytics and dashboard creation, with no additional tools or middle layer required. Providing an intuitive UI with a drag and drop report designer, Argos also supports the familiar SQL insert, update, and delete operations necessary to delivering the insights associated with making data-driven decisions.
Argos is built around the construct of DataBlocks, instantiated by authorized power users designated as DataBlock Designers. Report Writers are then able to create and modify their own reports via access to existing DataBlocks, with each DataBlock able to answer the needs of multiple report requirements to promote reuse and reduce development time. Operating within a clutch of user types, Report Viewer users are then capable of viewing created reports within the system with read only access to OLAP (Online Analytical Processing) data cubes and dashboards. A dedicated, connected CO-OP community then feeds into the Argos infrastructure to provide wider sharing among users, while data export options support a range of standard file formats including CSV, PDF, HTML, XLS, RTF and XML. Optional modules then provide more advanced features to extend the system's standard report styles and functionality, such as the addition of interactive chart visualizations within dynamic real time dashboards. Extra chart types including bar graphs and pie charts can be made interactive to provide data drill downs for deeper user analysis, while centralized inbound / outbound data connectivity, OLAP cubes and the Argos API add further flexibility.
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- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Glad We Switches
Reviewed on 2019/12/03
Use this for course scheduling, pulling the semester Schedules in a breeze. We also use this for...
Use this for course scheduling, pulling the semester Schedules in a breeze. We also use this for locating our majors and their emails in order to develop and update our undergraduate lietserv
Pros
This is a much better product than Crystal Reports which we used before. It’s quite easy to use! What I like most is that when you print out a data sheet/report on the last page it leaves a trail of how you got to that report. I also like that you can save the reports in various formats to ensure the data prints out accurately.
Cons
Our program is ALWAYS down so not sure if that is something related to Argos or the campus system/servers. But, we get emails almost daily that reporting is on hold until an issue is fixed.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Argos replaced Crystal for most our customers on campus. Evisions is an outstanding company.
Reviewed on 2018/04/17
Argos allows us to create reports from different databases on campus.
Argos allows us to create reports from different databases on campus.
Pros
The customer service is the best in the business at Evisions. There are a ton of training videos that help in the transition and ongoing use. There a 2 options for creating data blocks with one being for visual users with drag and drop and the other being for more technical users with entering SQL. A lot of our previous Crystal reports could be transferred quickly to Argos with minimal additional work.
Cons
Although most of our reports could be transferred quickly, some could not. This led to an entire department staying with Crystal. Their reports were too complicated to move in an efficient manner. There are some limitations to what you can do in the reports, but Evisions does listen to their customers, so updates are done frequently.
- Industry: Education Management
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
I am the sole report writer for the school I work for.
Reviewed on 2018/04/16
The benefit of having datablocks to store dashboards, reports, charts and olap cubes all in one...
The benefit of having datablocks to store dashboards, reports, charts and olap cubes all in one place.
Pros
I like the way it is designed where you can create datablocks to hold multiple reports, charts and olaps
Cons
I have used several other report writer tools and I find Argos to not be as intuitive as it can be.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Overall Argos is a great reporting tool. It has many features to meet different needs.
Reviewed on 2018/04/17
Being able to distribute to many users more user friendly reports, more flexibility in report...
Being able to distribute to many users more user friendly reports, more flexibility in report distribution options and robust functionality.
Pros
I love the easy bursting to send reports and the option to ftp the reports. The flexibility of the extract reports to format exactly how you need in different sections is great. I like being able to develop the SQL code into another tool and drop it into Argos to make it look pretty and add further functionality with the data sets. The library of objects saves a lot of time for elements that needs to be used in multiple dashboards. I love that they just keep making the product better all the time and are responsive to enhancement requests from users.
Cons
I wish it had an output to Excel format where some formatting could be included. I'm also looking forward to them being compatible with SAML log in capability.
- Industry: Higher Education
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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I couldn't do my job without Argos
Reviewed on 2018/04/11
So many. I use Argos for everything from ad hoc reporting to letter generation.
So many. I use Argos for everything from ad hoc reporting to letter generation.
Pros
Argos allows me to respond quickly to the numerous requests for data I get each day, as well as giving me a tool with which to address more complicated projects.
Cons
Banded reports can be difficult to format. Lining everything up just right is tricky, and spacing gets weird when I use a lot of conditional bands.
Argos FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Argos.Q. What type of pricing plans does Argos offer?
Argos offers the following pricing plans:
- Free Trial: Not Available
Request a demo and pricing information via the Evisions website.
Q. Who are the typical users of Argos?
Argos has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Argos support?
Argos supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Argos support mobile devices?
Argos supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Argos integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Argos has
Q. What level of support does Argos offer?
Argos offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, Phone Support, Chat
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