Or you can use low-cost utilities to document your reports and report libraries. There is a growing need for remote report creation. See details below. Enjoy this newsletter and use it as a guide to accomplish your database reporting objectives during this exciting and turbulent season. Things get more complicated when you develop complex reports or when you have a large number of reports.
Complexity increases even further when a team creates reports.
Typical challenges include maintaining consistent formulas, understanding which reports reference which tables, and understanding who created what reports. Managers may want to know how much time was devoted to developing a report or set of reports. We have a set of four utilities that respond to these needs. One produces a Microsoft Word document that lists every formula, relation, table and field used in a report and all the included sub-reports. Another provides a cross-reference between reports and tables.