Reports in Detail: Cross-Platform Reports
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Activity Log Reports
Activity Log Reports can be used to monitor and display various information regarding Ecora Auditor Professional operations.
Creating an Activity Log Report
1. Choose Edit>Activity Log Definitions.
2. * If you wish to create a new type of report, click the New button.
- If you wish to create a new report based on a default one, choose the base report and click Copy. Afterward, select the copy of the report and click Edit.
3. In the Report Definition window you can set the criteria for your Activity Log Report. In the Platform window pane select the Auditor Professional modules you wish to be checked. In the Activity Type window pane select the Auditor Professional activities you wish to check. In the Activity Result window pane select whether you wish to filter the activities by their successful completion or their failure.
4. Click Next.
5. In the Selection Refinement you may set what collected objects you wish to analyze. Refining your selection can be done by Collected Objects, which lists the modules in which you have performed activities and the associated systems. The other selection method implies specifying a time range for the Start Time of the tasks or their Finish Time.
- Note: You can combine the two selection methods for a more accurate specification.
6. Click Finish.
7. Specify the Name and Description. You may also change the report's save path by clicking the Browse button and navigating to the desired directory.
8. Click OK.
Generating an Activity Log Report
1. Choose Reports>Activity Log Report.
2. Browse to the desired report. Select it and click Next.
3. Make sure the desired Report Definition is correct and click Next.
4. In the Selection Refinement you may set what collected objects you wish to analyze. Refining your selection can be done by Collected Objects, which lists the modules in which you have performed activities and the associated systems. The other selection method implies specifying a time range for the Start Time of the tasks or their Finish Time.
- Note: You can combine the two selection methods for a more accurate specification.
5. Click Generate.
6. Set the desired name and save path. When done, click OK.
7. When the process is complete click View Report.
8. Consult the report.
Cross-Platform Fact-Finding Reports
Cross-Platform Reports offer the possibility of displaying information related to different modules within the same report.
Creating a Cross-Platform Fact-Finding Report
1. Choose Edit>Fact Finding Report Definitions.
2. Select the Cross Platform tab.
- Note: If necessary, expand the tree in the left pane to locate the category containing the report. To create a new folder within the Fact-Finding category, right-mouse click in the left-hand pane and select New.
3. Click New.
4. Select the module tab desired and double click on the attribute(s) to be added in the report.
5. Rename the Table Name and then right-click and choose New in order to add a new table to the report.
6. Repeat points 4 and 5 until you have added all the desired information.
7. Click Save and enter the desired Name and Description for the report.
8. Click OK.
Generating a Cross-Platform Fact-Finding Report
1. Choose Reports>Fact-Finding Reports....
2. Select the Cross-Platform tab and then the desired report.
3. In the Report Criteria window pane specify the Datasets the report must run on.
- Note: It is very IMPORTANT that you specify appropriate datasets for each of the modules listed in the report. These previously collected datasets must also contain the appropriate attributes for each individual module. Otherwise the end report will show NC (Not Collected) values for the fields where no appropriate dataset was specified.
4. After specifying the datasets, click Generate.
5. Enter the report's Name and Save Path.
6. After the process has been completed, View the report.
