HRMS Help > Reporting Tool > Getting Started

User Roles: Any user with Reporting Tool installed on PC
Last Updated: Mar 15, 2018 11:04 am

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Viewing Help


About tab - When you log into the Reporting Tool, this 'Getting Started' page displays in the About tab.
     From the About tab, click to view the main Reporting Tool Help page directly in the Reporting Tool.

Help menu - After selecting a report to run in the Reporting Tool, a list of reports will display in the Help section of the menu ribbon.
     Click a report name to view help for that report in a browser window.

     Image of reporting tool help menu

Selection Criteria panel - After selecting a report to run, click the "i" icon next to an option in the Selection Criteria panel to view help for that option in a browser window.

     Image of help icon

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Running a Report


Click the Standard Reports or Contracts & Letters button on the Reports tab.

     Image of report options

Select the desired report.

     Image of selecting a report

The Selection Criteria form will display in the left panel with default options selected. A blank report will display in the right panel.

     Sample of report selection criteria

Enter your selections on the Selection Criteria panel. (Click the "i" icon to view help for a selection option.)

Click the Run button at the bottom of the selection form. When the report finishes running, the report displays and the Selection Criteria panel collapses.

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Returning to the Selection Panel


To return to the Selection Criteria panel after running a report, double-click the Selection Criteria tab.

     Image of selection criteria panel location


To resize the Selection Criteria panel, click and drag the bar on the right side of the panel.
     Image of selection criteria panel location sizing bar

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Navigating through a Report


Use the options in the blue toolbar at the top of the report to navigate or find text in the report.
     Image of navigation bar

  Image of Go to first page button Go to First Page
  Image of Go to previous page button Go to Previous Page
  Image of Go to next page button Go to Next Page
  Image of Go to last page button Go to Last Page
  Image of Go to page number field Go to Page Number
  Image of find text button Find Text
  Image of zoom button Zoom

The Group Tree option allows you to jump to specific locations in the report, based on the way the data is grouped.
     Sample of Group Tree Screen

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Printing a Report


The print option allows you to print one page, a range of pages, or all pages of a report.

     Image of print icon


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Closing a Report


To close a report, click the "X" button at the top right of the report window.
     Image showing where to find close report link

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Opening Multiple Reports


If you open multiple reports at once, each report will display in a separate tab. A yellow bar displays at the top of the active tab.

     Sample of multiple report tabs

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