1. Reporting Tool

2. Reporting Tool
The tool is a based on the ‘Reporting format’. It is being designed in conjunction with the EEA
The reporting tool will be…
A desktop application
Based on Access versions 2003, 2007 & 2010
Contains all reference material in built (look up tables)
There will be a series of tables
With a ‘mask’ for entering the data
National data coordinators will have extra ‘permissions’

3. Reporting Tool The reporting tool will allow
Edit data (format, checklists)
Store data
Import data
Merge datasets from different reporters
Validate the data (Quality Assurance/Quality Control)
Export data

4. Dataflow – national level

5. Dataflow

6. Reporting Tool
Lookup tables

7. Mouse over for
information
Dropdown of
Permitted values

8. Style the same as
the ‘Reporting
format’ document

9. Validation (QA/QC)
Can run on the sub
Form

10. Validation (QA/QC)
Can run on the sub
Form Or Report level

11. Reporting Tool
The National Coordinator can manage the data from several reporters by… editing, deleting, copying or comparing duplicate records

12. Reporting Tool

13. Reporting Tool
XML

14. Reporting Tool
Delivery of Art. 12 data in
December 2013.

15. Reporting Tool
The reporting tool will be ready for beta testing on Thursday the 1st of December
The final version of the tool will be available at the start of March 2012
There will be a training workshop at the start of March on the Reporting Tools, it is planned to have one day for the Article 17 tool [Habitats and Species] and another day for the Article 12 Tool [Birds]