Reporting

Presented By-
Jasveer Kaur
17071205
MCA-2(Sec-A)
Reporting

 Reporting means collecting and presenting data so that it can be

analyzed.
 In the first case, reporting is the art of collecting data from various data
sources and presenting it to end-user in a way that is understandable and
ready to be analyzed.
 In the second case, reporting means presenting data and information, so it
also includes analysis. In other words , allowing end-users to both see and
understand the data, as well as act on it.
FEATURES OF GOOD REPORTING

 Report title: It is important to provide a name to the report such that it

reflects its purpose

 Precision :In a good report, the report writer is very clear about the exact
and definite purpose of writing the report. His investigation, analysis,
recommendations and others are directed by this central purpose.

 Simple Language: A good report is a written simple language avoiding

vague and unclear words.
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 Fully customizable : Dashboards and reports should be fully customizable -

title, color, font, formatting, logo, layout, size, position and more.

 Real-time insights : Dashboards and reports should show real-time live data
which refresh automatically. Gone are the days, when you manually
update your data and re-run reports. Users want live information that
updated automatically.
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 Mobile BI : People can access BI anytime, anywhere - at office,

home or on the move. So your BI reporting tool should work well on
any device - laptop, tablet or mobile - without additional
configuration. Build once, access anywhere.

 Conciseness: It means a good report or a business report is one that

transmits maximum information with minimum words.
 References

 Book Fundamentals of business analysis BY R.N. Prasad and Seema Acharya

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32RnoZ7hW8Y