How to create an Excel Tabular Report (Best compatibility for CSV)

Accessing Reports #

Navigate to Setup by selecting the spanner at the bottom left.

Select Reports,

Select the plus icon to create a new report,

Report Details #

First select which Module we want the report to pull data from, for example, Register Risks, Controls, Incidents, Workshops etc.

Name the report,

Report Type #

Select the Type of report, in this example Excel (.xlsx)

Report Assignment #

Next, we need to assign who can see/generate this report, you can select specific Users, Roles and Divisions, for our example we will allow Admin and Risk Admin users to access,

Configuring the Report #

First, you need to configure a Data Source, there are three distinct types of Data Sources,

For our example, we shall be using a Tabular based structure,

Graph – Pulls a graph-based data structure with entity relationships and allows for the nested selection of attributes. The most common use!

Tabular – Pulls a flat data structure, where each column represents one value, (Like in excel)

Audit – Pulls an Audit data structure used to retrieve historical data about record change history.

Retracted – Pulls a Retracted Record structure used to retrieve a list of any records within a module that were deleted (Archived)

Auth [Users] – Pulls an entire list of all User details, Roles, Divisions etc.

Configuring the Data Source #

Name the Data Source, and ensure a good naming convention here! In our example, as we are pulling the Risk Details we will just name it RD,

Next, select the Configure option,

At the top right of the Tabular menu, select the Translation option, this will make it easier to understand attribute names,

Select the Plus icon to generate a new column,

On the column, you can search and select an attribute you wish to pull into the report,

For example, in the records reference, the top box in the selection is for the tag name (By default it will be the attributes name, but you can change it to whatever you like)

Keep adding columns you wish to have in the report,

Using Drop-Down Options #

For dropdowns, ensure you select the Drop Down options attribute (E.g. Register, Level, Type) and then its Text value

When you have added your columns, select Ok at the bottom right,

Tag Generation #

When attributes are selected within a Data Source, Tags get created, you need these for the excel template, to access these select, Show Available Markers,

All the tags will be listed here,

Template #

Within Excel, create a template, this can be in any design, layout and style you wish,

Copy and paste the Tags generated by the system into your template, as shown below,

Uploading the Template #

Once your template is created, navigate back to the system. Select the Choose File option and select your template,

Now your template is uploaded, and the Data Source has been configured the report is ready!

Save the report at the top right.

Generating the Report #

Exit Set Up mode from the bottom left,

Select Reports,

Find your report and select Generate!

Report Output #

Your report should generate and the data will automatically be loaded in.