Data Request

Category: Data Access FAQs

How do I directly contact the IR office with a specific data request?

Initial, brief phone calls are appreciated as this contact often helps clarify your request. 

Second, please submit a detailed request via the link to Submit a Data Request. The Data Request Form asks for your request’s purpose, timeline, description, and attachments. A lack of detail is the number one cause for delays in providing data! 

Once you have submitted your data request, you will receive an automatic email reply confirming the request has been entered into the request system. You can reply to the email with any relevant documents. Turnaround is greatly expedited if you can forward any previous reports, tables/charts, surveys, data definitions, etc. Providing previous reports also allows the IR office to validate its method and ensure the new product is accurate. 

Lastly, it is critical to describe the data request’s purpose AND timeline. It allows the IR office to recommend other data that can support the request, it ensures the IR office is not assisting with redundant work (e.g. two members of the same committee inadvertently requesting the same data), it allows the IR office to best prioritize the request, and it makes clear to the IR office when you need the data report.