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{{Reference guide header|A ''report'' presents your data in relevant formats and layouts. You can design the ''report template'' that you want using the ''report designer''. It can then be printed or produced in PDF format.
 
 
A report is designed to ''run'' on your dataset by selecting a ''target category'' such as hazards, field activities or organisations. A report target can be narrowed to a ''saved search''.
 
 
Frequently used reports can be ''saved''. Saved reports will always use the current data when they are launched. You can access your saved reports from the IMSMA Navigation window menu bar for ''Reports''.
 
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|[[HowTo:Run a Saved Report|Run a Saved Report]]
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|[[HowTo:Run a Saved Report with a Saved Search|Run a Saved Report with a Saved Search]]
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|[[Manage Report Templates in IMSMA|Manage Report Templates in IMSMA]]
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|[[Manage Reports in IMSMA|Manage Reports in IMSMA]]
 
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A report presents your data in relevant formats and layouts. You can design the report template that you want using the report designer. It can then be printed or produced in PDF format.
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==Overview==__NOEDITSECTION__
 
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{{IMSMANG}} and iReport are interacting in two ways. First, the iReport application is part of {{IMSMANG}} and can be started from the IMSMA Control Centre. Second, report templates created in iReport can be imported into {{IMSMANG}}, allowing then to produce reports on IMSMA data, from inside the application. Additionally, the IMSMA saved searches functionality can be used to narrow down the data presented in a report. Three steps are required for producing a report from {{IMSMANG}}:
A report is designed to run on your dataset by selecting a target category such as hazards, field activities or organisations. A report target can be narrowed to a saved search.
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* [[Use iReport | Create an iReport template]] with the iReport tool which is an IMSMA administrator task
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: The iReport template defines the item that contains the data, the attributes to be included, how the data should be formatted, and in some cases custom calculations that can be performed on the returned data.
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* [[Add an iReport Template Definition in IMSMA|Create an iReport template definition]] which is done in the Customisation menu
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* [[Add Reports in IMSMA|Create a report ]] which is done in the Reports menu
  
Frequently used reports can be saved. Saved reports will always use the current data when they are launched. You can access your saved reports from the IMSMA Navigation window menu bar for Reports.
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A report consist of three parts:
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* target e.g. Land
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* iReport template definition
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* search which narrows/filter the data included in the report.
  
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The installation packages includes four different types of iReport template definitions:
<li>Choose Reports > Reports.</li>
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* List
[[File:Choose Reports.png|440px|]]
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* Summary
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* Geospatial
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* Statistics.
  
<li>Select the report you want to run and click [[File:Select the Report.png|20px|<span title=""></span>]] .</li>
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The iReport templates are inspiration for how reports may look like and will need to be customised by the IMSMA administrators to each country needs.
[[File:Select and Choose.png|440px|]]
 
  
===Looking at the Report Results===
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==Examples==
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<center>
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{| class="wikitable"
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|-
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| [[Image:Land_and_ordnance_report.png|500px]]
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| width="10pt" |
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| [[Image:Accident_report.png|450px]]
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|}
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</center>
  
[[File:Looking at the Report Results.png|440px|]]
 
<li> Choose a saved search from the Search drop-down list and click Run. </li> [[File:Run.png|440px|]]
 
  
[[File:Looking at the Report Results2.png|440px|]]
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{{New_6.0 | The List and Summary window printing are done with iReport templates.}}
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{{NavBox Working with IMSMA}}
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Revision as of 20:06, 4 October 2016

Overview

IMSMANG and iReport are interacting in two ways. First, the iReport application is part of IMSMANG and can be started from the IMSMA Control Centre. Second, report templates created in iReport can be imported into IMSMANG, allowing then to produce reports on IMSMA data, from inside the application. Additionally, the IMSMA saved searches functionality can be used to narrow down the data presented in a report. Three steps are required for producing a report from IMSMANG:

The iReport template defines the item that contains the data, the attributes to be included, how the data should be formatted, and in some cases custom calculations that can be performed on the returned data.

A report consist of three parts:

  • target e.g. Land
  • iReport template definition
  • search which narrows/filter the data included in the report.

The installation packages includes four different types of iReport template definitions:

  • List
  • Summary
  • Geospatial
  • Statistics.

The iReport templates are inspiration for how reports may look like and will need to be customised by the IMSMA administrators to each country needs.

Examples

Land and ordnance report.png Accident report.png


New 6.0.png The List and Summary window printing are done with iReport templates.