3.11 Auditing and Reporting
Analyzer provides both audit and report capabilities to help you capture and communicate the results of Analyzer’s data inspection and analysis.
Analyzer leverages the open source JasperReports framework to generate its reports. For more information about JasperReports, see the JasperReports Project.
JasperReports uses an XML template (.jrxml) to determine the report layout. Analyzer includes a basic template for generating reports suitable for printing on 8½” x 11” paper, portrait layout. However, you can modify the XML template to change the report configuration to include a company name or other customizations.
NOTE:Rather than modify the XML template manually, you can use a graphical design tool for the job. One example of these tools is iReport v2.0.5 (or later.) For more information, visit the iReport Project.
3.11.1 Data Browser Audit
Analyzer includes an XDAS library that automatically generates audit events from the Data Browser editor when you send data updates back to the application. For more information about using the Data Browser to update data in the source application, see Section 3.7.3, Modifying Data.
To view these audit events, you must install an XDAS client that can receive the audit events from Analyzer. The Analyzer software package includes XDAS clients for both Linux and Windows.
3.11.2 Data Browser Reports
To create a Data Browser report:
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In the Data Browser editor, click
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In the Configure Data Browser Report dialog box, specify the report configuration, then click .
You can configure default report settings in Analyzer preferences. For more information, see Section 2.1.5, Reporting.
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In the Report Viewer, Analyzer displays the Data Browser report based on your configuration.
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Use the icons in the Report Viewer toolbar to navigate through the report and increase or decrease magnification.
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To save the report, click
and specify a name and format for the resulting report file.
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To print the report, click
to launch your system’s default print dialog box.
NOTE:The report displays each attribute in the data set instance in an equal-width column, so a display with many attributes might become difficult to read.
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3.11.3 Analysis Reports
To create an Analysis report:
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In the Analysis Results view, click
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In the Configure Analysis Report dialog box, specify the report configuration, then click .
You can configure default report settings in Analyzer preferences. For more information, see Section 2.1.5, Reporting.
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In the Report Viewer, Analyzer displays the Analysis report based on your configuration.
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Use the icons in the Report Viewer toolbar to navigate through the report and increase or decrease magnification.
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To save the report, click
and specify a name and format for the resulting report file.
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To print the report, click
to launch your system’s default print dialog box.
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3.11.4 Data Comparison Reports
Analyzer provides report capabilities for both uniqueness analysis and matching value analysis. For more information on these data comparison analyses, see Section 3.10, Comparing Data.
Uniqueness Report
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In the Uniqueness Results view, click
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In the Configure Uniqueness Report dialog box, specify the report configuration, then click .
You can configure default report settings in Analyzer preferences. For more information, see Section 2.1.5, Reporting.
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In the Report Viewer, Analyzer displays the Uniqueness report based on your configuration.
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Use the icons in the Report Viewer toolbar to navigate through the report and increase or decrease magnification.
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To save the report, click
and specify a name and format for the resulting report file.
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To print the report, click
to launch your system’s default print dialog box.
NOTE:The report displays each attribute in the data set instance in an equal-width column, so a report with many attributes might become difficult to read.
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Matching Value Report
To create a matching value report:
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In the Matching Results view, click
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In the Configure Matching Report dialog box, specify the report configuration, then click .
You can configure default report settings in Analyzer preferences. For more information, see Section 2.1.5, Reporting.
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In the Report Viewer, Analyzer displays the Matching report based on your configuration.
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Use the icons in the Report Viewer toolbar to navigate through the report and increase or decrease magnification.
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To save the report, click
and specify a name and format for the resulting report file.
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To print the report, click
to launch your system’s default print dialog box.
NOTE:The report displays each attribute in the data set instance in an equal-width column, so a report with many attributes might become difficult to read.
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