| 50 | Continue walk-through of master sheet | group | Discussion of report types, report classification - canned : pre-defined, bases on a "requirement specification document", typically built by IT, static. Doesn't really need to be changed.
- ad hoc : built by nontechnical users, dynamic, interactive; meets individual information requirements, costumized reports created by end users by request from other library staff
- has report parameters
- can be built of a canned report
- model report : a report with templates, report can be edited and altered. Has basic standard elements, but person who is running it can pass variables.
- automated : triggered by the system, reports errors and problems, reports the health of the system, pulls data from multiple locations
- scheduled system reports : not started automatically by the system, maybe triggered by library staff members, run on a one-time or recurring basis
The above-mentioned types are intersecting ! also distinguish between: - real time reports vs. reports against the reporting database (Michaelsee column "requires real-time data")
- system reports vs. constructed reports : IT (IndexData) writes system reports, local IT writes constructed reports (Michael)
from hbz group: - Need of templates to create and share reports; need to choose report parameters (time period, point of time, ...); need to choose output type (graphical (pie chart, bar graph), textual, excel sheet, other); create and share canned reports
- idea of collections of reports: each line of the master spreadsheet is a single report, but reports can be marked as being part of a collection (e.g. "DBS", "University Purchasing", "internal").
Templates are not supposed to be editable by everyone; need rights management for editing templates i.e. for reporting end-users; should be brought up in User Management SIG. Group report end-users into "technical" and "nontechnical" persons, also have a group "reporting programmers". Distinguish between the rights to - use standard UI
- change labels
- access source code
Walk-through on master sheet until line 56; classified type of report; explained report fields, purpose; see Notes column. |