nVision Travel—New Ad-Hoc Query Tool

A more robust "ad-hoc query tool" has been added to nVision Travel, in response to numerous requests. This new tool allows you to create your own reports using any of the travel attributes that are available in nVision. With the ad-hoc query tool, you can select from a greater number of attributes and custom reports by filtering, grouping, and sorting the information.

To access the ad-hoc query tool, go to the NIH Portal's "Communities" web page for nVision. In the nVision Launch Pad in the upper-left corner, click on "nVision Reports." Then:

•	click on Travel under the Business Areas menu
•	click on the Ad-Hoc Query button in the top right corner of your screen

Using the Ad-Hoc Query Tool

You have the option of creating reports from scratch or starting with a query that you can modify. Twelve queries are available as an aid in creating reports. These queries can be modified to offer a quick start and cover popular topics such as travel itineraries and travel summaries (by patient protocol, by project (CAN), by sponsor, and by traveler).

Assistance in using the tool is available on Portal's nVision Community page. Look under "nVision Training" for the link to nVision Job Aids, reference guides for using nVision. Then select:

•	Travel Ad-Hoc Modifiable Query Descriptions—which contains information about how to choose a modifiable query
•	Travel Ad-Hoc Folder Descriptions—which explains which attributes (data fields) are contained in each folder

More Information

You can keep informed on enhancements to nVision as they are announced in "News & Updates." The NIH Business Intelligence team welcomes questions and comments. Please send them to the NIH Help Desk at helpdesk@nih.gov, or call 301-496-4357.