1. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 1 TAILS Introduction to Reporting

2. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 2 TAILS Reports Home Page Introduction to Reporting Except Validation Reports

3. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 3 TAILS Reports Home Page Introduction to Reporting Except Validation Reports Use Performance Reporting System (PRS) instead https://ecos.fws.gov/prs

4. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 4  Often referred to as “canned reports”.  Query definition can be modified to focus report content.  Output (content) is pre-formatted without options. Can’t add optional fields to be displayed in content.  Wide variety of reports to meet common reporting needs. 1. Click Reports tab, then Office Reports link, 2. Click on the desired report, for example: ‘Activities by Species’, 3. Use the Query Definition fields to refine the scope of the report;  Query Definition is not required (don’t need to refine scope),  The more selections, the fewer records returned and the more focused the report, 4. Select the Output Format (HTML table vs Summary table), 5. Click the Go button. Office Reports Introduction to Reporting

5. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 5 Office Reports Introduction to Reporting  Use the Query Definition if desired  Select output format  Click the ‘Go’ button  Review query feedback  Compare # Records to # Records to # Activities # Activities

6. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 6  HTML Table report most commonly used  Shows total # of records returned, # unique Activities, query feedback  Exportable to a variety of formats including Excel, PDF, and mappable  The hyperlinks back to individual Activities are maintained  Opens in a separate window; just close to return to TAILS Reports  CSV (Comma Separated Value) File  Automatic (> 10,000 records)  Summary Table  Shows total # of records returned, # unique Activities, query feedback  Mappable Output Formats Introduction to Reporting ONLY

7. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 7 Working with CSV Output Introduction to Reporting  After clicking the Go button, you’ll get this prompt below:  Click the ‘Save’ button  Name / Locate CSV file  Then ‘Open. Trying to directly ‘Open’ without ‘Save’ will cause problems

8. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 8  TAILS reports have a variety of export formats  CSV (Comma Separated Values – the databases)  Microsoft Excel (for spreadsheets, charting, more)  PDF (Portable Document Format (for ‘free’ viewing)  ArcMap (used in Geographic Information System)  Map Results (maps point locations in TAILS Mapper)  Download to KML (maps points in Google Earth) Exporting Reports Introduction to Reporting

9. TAILS Phase 5 TAILSTAILS racking ntegrated ogging ystem nd 9 TAILS Introduction to Reporting