{"id":17077,"date":"2026-03-18T11:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T15:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/?p=17077"},"modified":"2026-05-18T07:50:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T11:50:46","slug":"get-more-from-pdp-this-spring-tips-tools-whats-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/get-more-from-pdp-this-spring-tips-tools-whats-new\/","title":{"rendered":"Get More from PDP This Spring: Tips, Tools &#038; What\u2019s New"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) update is focused on helping your team get greater value from your data \u2014 faster, clearer, and with less effort.<\/p>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-17080\" src=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDP_PowerUp.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDP_PowerUp.png 174w, https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDP_PowerUp-50x46.png 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 209px) 100vw, 209px\" \/>PDP PowerUp: Tips &amp; Tools for You<\/h2>\n<h3>Submit Smarter<\/h3>\n<p>Submitting your data accurately and efficiently is key to getting the most from PDP. Use these resources to prepare your files for data submission.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Watch:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/event.on24.com\/wcc\/r\/5177060\/B819D5F6683B197E2937B0D22C59C7AE\"><strong>PDP key concepts and information data submitters need to know<\/strong><\/a> (15 minutes)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Read:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/dpipquickstart\"><strong>Data Provider Intake Platform Quick Start Guide<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Learn from Our Experts<\/h3>\n<p>Each week, our PDP experts share practical tips on the Clearinghouse\u2019s social media channels, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/national-student-clearinghouse\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Watch:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLgkImqIQ8AStDcmUqfyNVYhNL0ljeTFxq\"><strong>PDP PowerUp Tips playlist<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Use Our Newest Tools<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Download:<\/strong> The <a href=\"https:\/\/theclearinghouse.download\/pdpmappingtool\"><strong>PDP Mapping Tool<\/strong><\/a> to align cohort and course files with submission requirements.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Coming soon:<\/strong> An <strong>Analysis\u2011Ready (AR) Toolbox<\/strong>, featuring tools developed by PDP partners, on the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/\">PDP Knowledge Base<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Get Help from the PDP Team<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Join:<\/strong> Weekly <a href=\"https:\/\/teams.microsoft.com\/l\/meetup-join\/19%3ameeting_ZTMzNGQyY2ItOTMxOS00NjEwLWFlNmEtN2JlMDYwZTE0ZGFj%40thread.v2\/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%228cc02fea-0540-43a6-88b6-069d3eac0119%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%221b4bbe2b-9542-41c7-af38-d57c3acd5800%22%7d\"><strong>PDP Office Hours<\/strong><\/a> held each Wednesday from 3-4 pm, ET (no registration required).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anytime:<\/strong> Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/\">PDP Knowledge Base<\/a> or email us at <a href=\"mailto:PDPService@studentclearinghouse.org\">PDPService@studentclearinghouse.org<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>A New PDP Dashboard Experience Is Coming<\/h2>\n<p>In March, we\u2019ll release <strong>redesigned PDP dashboards<\/strong>, based on user feedback, that make trends clearer, navigation easier, and comparisons faster \u2014 while continuing to use the metrics you know and trust.<\/p>\n<h3>What\u2019s new:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Clearer trend indicators over time<\/li>\n<li>Faster, more consistent cohort comparisons<\/li>\n<li>Easier navigation across related metrics<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17081\" src=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDP-2023-2024Cohort-Demographics-Dashboard.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"826\" height=\"475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDP-2023-2024Cohort-Demographics-Dashboard.webp 826w, https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-content\/uploads\/PDP-2023-2024Cohort-Demographics-Dashboard-480x276.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 826px, 100vw\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Register for \u201cIntroducing the Next Generation of PDP Dashboards\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Join PDP Account Manager <strong>Mandy Bailey<\/strong> on <strong>April 2<\/strong> for \u201c<strong>Introducing the Next Generation of PDP Dashboards.<\/strong>\u201d You\u2019ll see how the new design simplifies navigation and highlights trends more clearly\u2014plus preview the completely reenvisioned Subgroup Gap Analysis that allows users to look across all PDP metrics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/event.on24.com\/wcc\/r\/5220137\/2CCCF8DDFCB4B17333327F6DF7452752?partnerref=Newsletter\"><strong>Register for the April 2 webinar<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Invoice Reminder<\/h2>\n<p>Your PDP invoice will be emailed from <a href=\"mailto:NSCBilling@studentclearinghouse.org\">NSCBilling@studentclearinghouse.org<\/a> on or about <strong>May 15, so please be sure to whitelist this email address to ensure you receive your invoice<\/strong>. To avoid processing delays and missed notifications, please have your Clearinghouse user administrator <a href=\"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/schoolsecuresite\/knowledge-base\/using-the-account-management-tab\/\"><strong>verify and update your PDP billing contacts<\/strong><\/a>, especially if your institution has experienced staffing changes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/national-student-clearinghouse\"><strong>Follow us on LinkedIn<\/strong><\/a> for additional PDP\u2011related content and updates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Postsecondary Data Partnership (PDP) update is focused on helping your team get greater value from your data \u2014 faster, clearer, and with less effort.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[90],"class_list":["post-17077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pdp","tag-pdp-power-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17077","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17077"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17077\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17182,"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17077\/revisions\/17182"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17077"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17077"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/help.studentclearinghouse.org\/pdp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17077"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}