Creating Reports
The following tasks describe the general process for creating and modifying Decision Center tools and reports. For detailed information on logic, data, and filters, see the reference page for each tool or report.
Creating and Running a Report
To create and run a tool or report:
- Choose a category on Decision Center's Tools menu. Categories include:
- Evaluation
- Development
- Balancing
- Maintenance
- Choose the link to the tool or report you want to use.
- Configure the initial filters. The available filters appear on the reference page for each tool or report.
All filters enable you to set the values you prefer, and most include a default value. You set some values directly in a text box and others by editing a list of values.
For most filters, the edit link opens a dialog box with Selected and Available lists that help you identify valid values recognized by your system. Values that appear in the Selected list appear in the results. Drag and drop entries between the Selected and Available lists to configure the included values. You can use the <shift> and <ctrl> keys to select multiple items.
In the dialog box, use the text input boxes to filter list contents and easily find specific entries to drag and drop. Note that filtering a list does not actually remove entries from that list.
Date filters enable you to limit the data to the date(s) you select.
- Choose Go. Decision Center runs the report.
Once you have run a report, you can do the following:
Modifying the Results
After Decision Center generates results based on your initial filter settings, many tools and reports include remedy filters to enable you to refine and customize what you see. Descriptions of the available remedy filters appear on the reference page for each tool or report.
Decision Center applies a remedy filter immediately when you select its activation check box. You can hide or show remedy filters by choosing the Hide Filters or Show Filters tab on the left side of the tool or report.
