CIRCULATION REPORTS

Chapter 6. REPORT WRITER

 

 

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Using the Report Writer

The Report Writer facilitates the creation of customized User, Bibliographic and Item reports. Using the Report Writer, you can select the report category/type, add multiple parameters, select the desired output fields, and schedule the report run time and frequency.

To access the Report Writer:

• From the Circ Reports menu, select Report Writer.
  • The Report Writer – Custom Reports screen displays.

• The screen lists all currently defined custom reports, and shows the Report Name, the staff member the report was Created By, the date on which the report was created (Created Date), the Frequency with which the report is scheduled to run, and the date of the Next Run for the report.

• Click a column head to re-sort the list according to the selected heading.
• From the Report Writer – Custom Reports screen, you may:
  • Create a new report (see Creating a Custom Report for details)
  • Edit the parameters for an existing report (see Editing a Custom Report for details)
  • Schedule and/or run an existing report (see Scheduling and Running a Custom Report for details)
  • Delete an existing report (see Deleting a Custom Report for details)

 

 

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