18.4.4. Reports

OfficeClip Issue Tracker has a variety of reports that can be generated by the users and they are described in more detail here:

User Defined Report - The user can select filters, name the report and select fields to be shown on the report. The report can also be edited later on by clicking the edit icon and changing the fields as needed. Basically, the user is able to customize this report to fit his/her needs by selecting the filters and fields to report certain information on certain issues.
Detail Report - A very simple report, giving all the details of the issues, which can also be filtered to only report certain details, such as Status, Criticality, Modified By, etc. This report is particularly useful when all information on the issues within a binder needs to be reviewed; in this report it is all listed in one place.
Statistical Report - This is a simple report that can be shown in various groupings, such as Status, in which all the issues in a binder will be displayed according to their status, e.g. Open, Resolved, etc. The report can be viewed in different chart formats including a pie chart and bar graph.
Track Time Report - All issues for which time is tracked over a period of time specified by the user. This report will show how much time has been spent by users on the issues, allowing management to see how project resources such as labor and budget are being used to resolve project issues.

To create Reports in Issue Tracker:

Click on Issues in the toolbar.
Click on a binder name. Then click on Reports to view the different kinds of reports.
- User Defined Reports: Create a new report by allowing the user to select filter and view the report.
- Detail Reports: Review all issues for the binder in detail.
- Statistical Report: Review the statistics of issues.
- Track Time Report: View time tracked across all the items in a particular binder.
To create a User Defined Report, click the link and then, in the next screen, click the New Report link (or click the icon in the report list to edit an existing report). Fill in the Report Name, select a filter, and choose the various fields that you want to be included in the report and set the visibility be clicking on the radio button. Click Next when the fields are set. The following screen allows you to set the format of the report, such as whether the fields are in ascending or descending order, adding a description and setting a report header and footer. Click Save when finished.
To make a detail report, click the Detail Report link, which will bring up the complete details of all the issues, sorted by the Created Date by default; change this by selecting your choice from the Sort By drop-down list. You can also narrow the scope of the detail report by doing a search within a field, such as the word error in the Comments field, and selecting Go.
Click the Statistical Report link to go to that screen and select a grouping from the Group By drop down menu, then choose the chart formatting from the Show As drop down menu.

	Tip
	If the Statistical Report does not look sharp enough to you, increase the magnification.

To create a Track Time Report, click the link and then choose the From and To dates for the report. Press Submit to view the report in OfficeClip or choose an outside application from the drop down list and press Export. You can open or save the exported report.