Reporting and Analysis terminology

Aggregate values

Quantitative (numeric) values that represent counts, averages, and totals.

Calculation

A report element that can perform many types of operations such as calculating the sum or average of the values in one column, or multiplying the values in two columns.

Chart

A report that shows patterns and trends in data using a graphical presentation: pie chart, bar chart, line chart, and so on.

Crosstab report

A report that shows summary data at the intersection points of rows and columns.

Data model

A logical representation of the data in the Reporting and Analysis database that describes data objects, structure, grouping, data relationships, and security.

Job

A group of ad hoc reports or other items that you can run and schedule as a batch.

List report

A report that shows detailed data in rows and columns.

Measure (or fact)

A report element that contains cumulative values that can be aggregated to produce meaningful results. Measures are quantitative performance indicators that produce the numbers that usually appear in the cells of a crosstab report or in a chart. Measures appear in the InForm Ad Hoc Reporting tree for use in ad hoc reports.

Non-aggregate values

Non-numeric data that represents string (text) or date values.

Package

A graphical representation (container) for one or more data models and reports.

Personal folder

A folder in the Reporting and Analysis portal that only the folder owner can access.

Portal

A website or page that provides a single presentation and a single starting point for a set of information.

Prompts

Controls that allow you to select criteria and choose sort options for your report.

Public folder

A folder in the Reporting and Analysis portal that users with appropriate rights can access.

Report element

The equivalent of a column of data that contains the actual data from the Reporting and Analysis database. Report elements appear in the InForm Ad Hoc Reporting tree for use in ad hoc reports.

Report palette

A workspace onto which the user drags and drops report elements to include in an ad hoc report.

Report topic

An object in a data model that is equivalent to a table of columns in the Reporting and Analysis database. Report topics appear in the InForm Ad Hoc Reporting tree for use in ad hoc reports.

Report view

A report that contains data from the Reporting and Analysis database at any given point during a study. Use report views to compare and compile data over time.