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| align="center" colspan="57" | '''Comparison of {{IMSMANG}} Reporting Options'''
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| width="195pt" | '''iReport'''
| width="195pt" | '''Data export'''
| width="195pt" | '''External lightMINT'''| width="195pt" | '''MINT'''| width="195pt" | '''Other external reporting tool'''
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| align="left" | '''Description'''
| align="left" | Includes building iReport templates for more sophisticated reporting as well as exporting data for use in external tools such as Microsoft Excel
| align="left" | Includes exporting data to CSV format for use in Excel as well as cutting and pasting from tables.
| align="left" | Browser-based reporting tool for scheduling, executing, storing and sharing reports developed with iReport or Jaspersoft Studio. It is best used with the staging area.
| align="left" | Web-based reporting and data analysis tool allowing ad-hoc data exploration, creating dashboards for tracking indicators and creating reports.It is best used with the staging area.
| align="left" | The most complicated kind of reporting where users connect to backend databases using SQL, Crystal Reports, ArcGIS Desktop, etc., to perform queries and generate reports
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*Manipulating data using external tools
*Pivot tables and charts based on one item
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*Scheduling, executing, storing and sharing reports
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*Creating dashboards targeted to specific audiences
*Ad-hoc online data analysis (reports and charts can be created online)
*Creating reports online or uploading them from iReport or Jaspersoft Studio
*Sharing data and/or dashboards/reports/chart
*Scheduling, executing, storing and sharing reports
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*Linking or exporting {{IMSMANG}} data for use in external tools
*Easiest way to get {{IMSMANG}} data into Excel
*Can manipulate data in common applications
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*lightMINT benefit 1
*lightMINT benefit 2
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*MINT benefit 1
*MINT benefit 2
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*Most powerful and customisable way of accessing data for reports
*Limited customisation of resulting data (formats, conditional display, etc.)
*Not ideal for incorporating multiple reports together within a larger report
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*lightMINT challenge 1
*lightMINT challenge 2
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*MINT challenge 1
*MINT challenge 2
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*Requires expert level understanding of SQL
