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Diverse Spend Dashboard: Diverse Spend by Department

This article provides step-by-step instructions and related information on the Diverse Spend by Department tab of the Diverse Spend Dashboard.

Access the Diverse Spend Dashboard at the Diverse Spend Dashboard web page.

Diverse Spend by Department Tab

  1. Select the third tab at the top of the page labeled Diverse Spend by Department.
  2. Select a logo from the top of the page to limit results to a single chart.
    NOTE: Click the same chart logo to return to the default view.
  3. In the upper right section, select the school and/or department which you would like to view. Clear filters in either School or Department by selecting (ALL) in the dropdown menu.
    NOTE: Your filter selections will impact the lower half of the page, under Department Spend by Vendor.

Column Definitions

In this view, four columns exist. Brief descriptions of each column are below:

  • Diverse Spend –Represents a school’s spend with certified diverse vendors over a fiscal year.
    NOTE: These values do not contain tier 2 (subcontractor) spend with BEP vendors.
  • Total Spend – Represents total spend for a School over a fiscal year.
  • School % Diverse Spend – Calculated by taking Diverse Spend/Total Spend. Meaning, the percentage of certified spend identified for the school.
  • Additional Diverse Spend Opportunity – Represents spend that could have been directed to certified diverse vendors, as determined by commodity codes. This section is intended to identify where the school may look for additional opportunities to increase diverse spend.

Interactive Elements

Use your cursor to hover over or select the values on the page, located in the bar graphs, for further information.

Glossary

Diverse Spend Dashboard Glossary of Terms



Keywords:
tableau, vendors, statistics, diversity BEP 
Doc ID:
136419
Owned by:
Learning Systems Support in UI Training and Development Resources
Created:
2024-03-28
Updated:
2025-01-17
Sites:
University of Illinois Training and Development Resources