Bluprint Manual

Blueprint Reporting Guide
Document Version: BPE50-Reporting-1.1

Introduction
This document covers how to access Blueprint Enterprise 5.0 reports and lists the reports that are available. Also, as the set of standard reports has changed with Blueprint 5.0, this document also covers how this new set of reports compares to the set of standard reports that was included with Blueprint 4.2.Viewing Reports
How do I Access the Reports?
Blueprint Enterprise standard reports are viewed and exported using the Blueprint Administrator component. This component is automatically installed with the Blueprint Analyst; it can also be installed on other workstations. This allows users without server access to run reports. Once installed, you still require a valid Blueprint logon account to accessthe functionality of the Blueprint Administrator; these logons are stored centrally on the Blueprint Analyst and are managed using the Blueprint Administrator. This ensures that, even if an employee installs the Blueprint Administrator on his machine, he can only access the Administrator if he also has a valid account. The logon accounts have two access levels:   Full administrative rights Viewreports only

Either access level has permissions to view and export reports. Reports are accessed in the Blueprint Administrator on the Reporting > Reports screen.

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How Do I Generate a Report?1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Run the Blueprint Administrator. Open the Reporting > Reports screen. Select the desired Report Group. Select the desired Report. Select and/or enter the parameters as required for the selected report. Click the Generate button.

How Do I Export a Report?
1. Generate a report using the steps in the section above. 2. When the Report Viewer appears, click on the Exportbutton: 3. In the Export Report dialog, select the desired location, file name and format (e.g. Word, PDF, Excel data only). Then click Save.

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Why is a Particular Date Unavailable in Reports?
In general, Blueprint’s standard reports require start and end date parameters. The date selection controls associated with these parameters will only allow you to selectvalid dates. These valid dates are determined by the data available in the Data Warehouse. Reporting data must be published to the Data Warehouse before it can be accessed in the reports. A publication occurs automatically each day at the default time of 12:00 AM (this time can be easily changed by an administrator on the Reporting > Settings screen if necessary). Once published, the data is kept fora defined period of time. For example, monthly summary data is kept in the Data Warehouse for 5 years. How does this impact the report date controls?   The earliest date you can select is the first day that has associated data in the data warehouse The latest date you can select is the last day that has associated data in the data warehouse

For example, Blueprint was installed and startingcollecting data on 11th July 2011. The current date/time is now Wednesday 24th August 2011 3PM. The last publication occurred on 24th August 2011 12AM. The earliest date you can select is 11th July 2011. The latest date you can select is 24th August 2011. Note: the Data Warehouse only contains that was present in the operational system as at 24th August 2011 12AM. Any data received after this timewill be included in the next daily publication.

Manual Publication
Typically, it is not necessary to perform a manual publication. However, if you need to update the Data Warehouse with the most current data and configuration, you can trigger a manual publication on the Reporting > Publications screen. Click on the Publish to Data Warehouse button on the toolbar. In the dialog that opens,...