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 Report Designer is the component providing reporting functionality in Million Handshakes. This component includes a graphical tool for designing reports, and a
web interface for running and viewing published reports. Reports can also be distributed by email.
Reporting in Million Handshakes
Reporting is the process of selecting, formatting and presenting data in user friendly and well known formats. Million Handshakes makes it easy to create reports and present the result in preferred formats on the web. A report can be created in several different well known formats like HTML, PDF, jpg, rtf, excel and more.
Creating reports in Million Handshakes
In Report Designer, you can create your own reports using a graphical interface. The process is done in a three simple steps:
- Selecting data
Customer data can easily be selected from the database. This can e.g. be done by using selections. Data can also be selected from other available databases, e.g. existing customer databases. The data is previewed in the same window as the data selection is defined.
 View screenshot customer database
- Designing the report
Report Designer provides an easy to use interface for designing the report. This is where the look and layout of the report is created.
View screenshot campaign results
- Previewing the report
This is where the finished report is previewed. This preview displays the report similar as the report is displayed when published.
View screenshot report preview |
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Using and publishing reports
Reports in Million Handshakes can be used and published in several ways:
- Report overview
Users in Million Handshakes can easily run, archive and view an overview of all published reports. Access rights can be controlled for all reports.
Example: View report
Example: Reports overview
- Internet
A report can easily be made available on the internet: Reports can be ran and viewed, and archived reports can be viewed, over the internet. This can be useful when distributing reports internally and externally in your company.
Example
- Email
Reports can be distributed by email. As an example, a report can be ran and archived, and thereafter be sent as either an attachment or an internet link, in an email, to a selection of customers.
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- Save to file
A report can be ran and saved to a file. Reports can be saved in several well known formats like HTML, PDF, jpg, rtf, excel and more. |
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Viewing a report on the web
This demo shows how a report easily can be generated and viewed on the web.
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Creating reports, step 1: Selecting data
When creating a report, step one is to define and select the data source. The screenshot shows a sample of customers, defined using a selection. |
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Creating reports, step 2: Designing the report
Step two is to create the report's layout. The screenshot shows the interface in Report Designer used to design the report's look and layout. |
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Creating reports, step 3: Previewing the report
When the report is done, the report can be ran and previewed. |
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Easy access and use of reports on the internet
Users in Million Handshakes can use the Report Portal to run, view, archive, save and print reports. A report is available in several well known formats, like HTML, PDF, jpg, rtf, excel and more. |
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Reports overview on the internet
The overview page in Report Portal provides an overview of all published reports, and a list of all last accessed reports. |
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Distributing reports
With a few simple steps a report can be made available to users or customers. The report can be opened in a web browser. |
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Distributing reports by email
It's possible to distribute reports by email. This example shows an email containing a link to an archived report. | |
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