Reporting

Question 1

Where to navigate to find reports after we create them?

Answer 1

All > Reports > View/Run

Question 2

Reports are visible to who by default?

Answer 2

Only to the user who created the report

(Explicitly make the report visible to everyone or to Groups and Users

Question 3

For a report Source Type, what is the difference between Data source and Table?

Answer 3

• Table: need to provide all the conditions to select report data from the table
• Data source: defines a standard set of conditions for querying a particular table that can be used in other reports

Question 4

Which roles are both required to publish a report?

Answer 4

report_publisher and report_admin

Question 5

Where to navigate to see dashboards?

Answer 5

Self-Service > Dashboards

Question 6

How to create reports from a list?

Answer 6

1. Filter the list
2. Right-click a column
3. Select Bar chart or Pie chart

Report data is Grouped By the column we right-clicked

Question 7

What types of reports can we access from the tabs on the Reports list?

Answer 7

• My Reports: created by the logged in user
• Group: reports shared by groups or users
• Global: reports shared as global
• All: all the reports the logged in user can see

Question 8

What are the 4 steps for creating a report in Report Designer?

Answer 8

• Data
• Type
• Configure
• Style

Question 9

What are the various options for sharing a report?

Answer 9

• Share
• Schedule
• Add to Dashboard
• Export to PDF
• Publish

Question 10

What does Performance Analytics facilitates?

Answer 10

PA lets users create dashboards with widgets to visualize data over time in order to identify areas of improvement

Question 11

If a report is not visible by a specific user or group, what could be the cause?

Answer 11

The report has not been shared with User/Group.

A report has to be shared explicitly with either Everyone or specific Groups and/or Users

Question 12

What must be done in order to see the Publish option on the Report Designer?

Answer 12

Set the system property glide.report.published_reports.enabled to true