Interactive Reporting Technology Overview John Sullivan, CEO of Interactive Reporting June 2008
Technology Overview Interactive Reporting Enterprise Server SQL Server Reports / Mappings Report Generator Oracle DB2 Query Engine Template Library
Server Platforms Windows Server 2008 Windows Server 2003 Windows Server 2000 Windows Vista Windows XP Windows 2000
Supported Databases Access DB2 Excel Faircom Firebird Foxpro Informix Interbase MySQL Oracle PervasiveSQL Postgress Redbrick SQL Server
Establishing an ODBC Connection
Report Template Definitions 1. Variables (Numeric or Currency Quantities) Cost, Currency, Price, Qty 2. Calculated Variables (Report Formulas) e.g. Total Sales = Sum (Qty * Price * Currency) 3. Lookups (Report Dimensions) Customer, Date, Invoice, Item, Salesperson, Region etc.
Creating a Report Template
Mapping Overview SAP PeopleSoft Sage MFG Pro SQL Server Oracle DB2 Mapping Transformation Sales Template Purchasing Template Inventory Template Productivity Template … Template Library Sales Reports Purchasing Reports Inventory Reports Productivity Reports … Report Output
Creating a Mapping
System Settings Session Timeouts Character Set Calendar Settings Settings General Preferences
User Management Built-in Security Model Microsoft Active Directory Support User Level – Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced Set User Access Levels Specify User Groups Restrict to IP Address
Example of User Access Roles Data Warehouse Restricted View CEO Full access to all reports Full view of dataset Full Access Sales Rep Limited access reports Limited view of dataset Regional Manager Limited access to reports Limited view of dataset
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