# Report Types

The application enables users to create five different types of reports, each designed to serve a specific function. These report types can be split into two categories: Standalone Reports and Composite Reports. This guide will provide basic knowledge on what each of the different report types can accomplish.

# Standalone Reports

Standalone Reports are single reports that can contain underlying elements such as Formulas, Categories, Sorts, and Filters to summarize a set of data. These reports can also be used as the building blocks of Composite Reports. There are three types of Standalone Reports:

1. Express Reports ()
2. Advanced Reports ()
3. Crosstab Reports ()

## Express Reports ()

Express Reports give users the quickest and most intuitive route to creating a basic report. In the Express Report Wizard, users are able to apply essential operations such as sorting, filtering, and applying formatting themes.

## Advanced Reports ()

Advanced Reports provide users to create advanced reports containing charts, maps, gauges, and images. A grouping feature grants users more control over how the data is displayed.

## Crosstab Reports ()

Crosstab reports allow users to pivot data, displaying and summarizing it in a way expands dynamically both vertically and horizontally. The Crosstab Designer blends the themed formatting of an Express Report Wizard with some of the added control of the Report Designer.

# Composite Reports

Composite Reports can contain one or more Standalone Reports. The two types of Composite Reports are:

1. Dashboards ()
2. Chained Reports ()

## Dashboards ()

Dashboards provide a way to easily drag and drop Standalone Reports, images, and other components to create a personalized display, turning data into easily discerned information. Use the drag-and-drop interface to create Visualizations directly within the Dashboard Designer, summarizing the information with just a few clicks.

## Chained Reports ()

Chained Reports comprise multiple existing reports executed in a specific order and compiled into a single document. They are a simplified method for managing reports en masse.