The Ad Hoc application is an easy-to-use reporting solution, allowing to generate meaningful reports from all available data sources in the INETAPP. By using predefined data templates, existing data configurations can be easily reused. The style of the Ad Hoc reports is determined by themes that can be customized to follow to style guides and make reports stand out.
Ad Hoc provides a versatile and extensible way to create reports that include multiple components, such as tables, charts, and crosstabs. It responds very fast to changes - almost in real time - to changes in the user interface, making it even more intuitive to use.
You can start by creating a simple report that only prints just a few numbers, or move on to creating complex reports with multiple components. This approach allows you to quickly gain insight into the data while maintaining the flexibility to add more analytical components as needed. When the analysis is complete, the results can be easily printed, shared, or exported to other formats for later use.
A new ad hoc report can be started from the overview by selecting one of the available components. Alternatively, open an existing Ad Hoc report from the Drive application or from the local file system1). Drag & Drop is also supported. After creating or opening the Ad Hoc report, the changes are also saved back to Drive or the local file system as well.
When creating an Ad Hoc report, one or more report components will be added to the report. The user interface always displays a toolbar at the top, the selected components below it and the settings for the selected component on the right-hand side. On mobile devices or via configuration, the component settings are displayed as a dialog. The component settings are divided into three levels: Simple, Moderate and Complex. These levels allow fine-grained control over additional settings.
Depending on the selected component, the visible settings change when the complexity level is selected; there are components that offer one or more or no additional properties. As an Ad-hoc user, you should always start with the simplest complexity level.
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The toolbar is always on top, allowing global settings and actions being taken on the report. Here are the elements:
Ad Hoc reports consist of individual components, that can be extended by additional plugins. Some components, such as the Page Header, are only available for themes that have them enabled.
Many components have their own Data Source that must be selected to continue. There are the options tro either select a predefined Ad Hoc Data Template, select an available Data Source, or upload a CSV
, JSON
, or XML
, or select one from the Drive. The upload can be set in the server configuration.
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