It is possible to generate reports using a third party reporting tool while selecting the AERs using the standard query facilities of ARISg such as Cognos Impromptu, Business Objects, Windward, and BIRT are supported in ARISg.
You can access the Ad Hoc Report options from:
QBE - List of Selected AERs > Ad Hoc Reports > User defined reports
Tools - Options > User defined reports
Workflow - Workflow Status > Ad Hoc Reports > User defined reports
The reporting tools are available in the User Reports Selection screen based on the configuration of the field In ARISg, available from available in the ADMIN > Setup > User Report Maintenance screen.
To generate custom reports:
Select Ad Hoc Reports à User defined reports in the List of Selected AERs page.
A list of reports that can be generated is displayed. This can be customized to add or remove new reports.
Generate Impromptu,Business Objects, and BIRT report based on whether Impromptu Business Objects, Windward or BIRT is integration with ARISg.
Note: For more details on integrating Impromptu and Business Objects with ARISg, refer to the Installation Guide.
For details on generating Impromptu reports and Business Objects reports in ARISg, refer to the Impromptu and Business Objects report guides.
To view the report, select either PDF, XLS, XLSX, or DOC format.
Generating BIRT Report:
The application enables you to generate a custom report using the BIRT option.
Pre-requisites
You have to design the BIRT reports externally and then deploy them as user reports.
The designed report template must be placed in the Sys\BIRT_TEMPLATES folder of ARISg Report Server folder.
You must configure the Report server for supporting BIRT.
To generate BIRT report:
Login to ADMIN application.
On the Setup menu, select Maintenance and then click User Report Maintenance.
The Setup > Maintenance Selection > User Report Maintenance page appears.
Click Add Report.
The Setup > Report Entry page appears.
Enter required details such as Report name, Report file, In ARISg, available from, Report Group, Validated, Report type, and Report format.
Click Save to save the configuration.
Select the User Roles and then click Save.
The added report is displayed in the Setup > Maintenance Selection > User Report Maintenance screen.
Login to ARISg application.
Open the User Defined Reports screen from Workflow, QBE, or Tools menu.
The User Reports Selection page appears.
Select the Report format and then click on the BIRT report link to generate the report for the specified format.