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Examples:
Common reporting tasks might include:
Locating patrons with missing or incomplete addresses by extracting patron
data and filtering the address columns for blanks.
Determining how many checkouts occur between 3:00 and 4:00 by extracting
copy transaction data and analyzing the date and time columns.
Seeing which students are actually reading books in the Geography category
by checking the Extract Patron Data check box in System Setup, and then
extracting category transaction data.
Determining the number of patrons graduating in given years and graphing
this information using any SQL capable reporting tool, database, or
spreadsheet to access the config and patron databases, and using the
graduation year and number of patrons to calculate percentages.
See also:
Chapter 40 for more information on extracting data and the Follett
ODBC Driver Guide for information on the FairCom ODBC Driver.
Starting Reports
From the computer desktop, open the Follett Applications folder and
doubleclick the Reports icon.
Note:
You can also access the Follett Applications menu from the Windows Start
| Programs menu or from the Mac OS Apple menu.
If you are using the password protection feature from System Setup to limit
access to Reports, a password dialog appears. Type the Reports password and
click OK.
Note:
The default password for Reports is PRINTIT.
See also:
For more information about password protection, see Protecting your
Follett applications with passwords" on page 40.