Report Design

Reports display business data; they are the focus and goal of business intelligence. Use reports to gather business insight through data analysis. The results displayed in any report are often a starting point for further investigation.

Reports may be viewed in grid (similar to a standard spreadsheet), graph reports (displaying data in common business graph styles), or Grid and Graph.

The report design process begins by answering the following basic questions:

What data do users need on the report?
How will this data be formatted to present the results in a useful way?
How should the appropriate data be selected?

Creating a report involves the following procedures:

Creating a report- see the table in About filters, then click the links to see steps to create a filter.
Determining the display mode for a report- see the table in About prompts, then click the links to see steps to create a prompt.
Determining which report export modes are available to users

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