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Create a Report Step by Step

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Create a Report Step by Step (How To)

The generic steps to build a report are as follows:

  1. Open the Report Selection Window.
  2. Select a Report Category on the left side.
  3. Select a report on the right side that matches your needs.
  4. Read about what the report will do in the area at the top of the window.
  5. Click the Print button if this report looks like it will do what you want.
  6. Follow each of the tabs in the Report Build Options Tabs, starting with the Search Tab to enter criteria to limit the data that will appear on the report.
  7. Click Done on the final tab and Theatre Manager will find the data matching your criteria and display it on a new Finished Report Window.
  8. Print or email the report.

Below is a more thorough step through of the above process.

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Open the Report Selection Window.

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To start the building the report, either double-click the report you want to run or select the report and click the Print button.

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The Criteria Window opens.

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Click the New button to add the first criteria.

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The Add/Edit Parameter Window opens.

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Select an operator (And, Or, Not).

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Select a data field and set the appropriate conditions.

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Save your criteria and close the Parameter Window.

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If needed, use the quick select options to add patron exclusions or specify patron type limitations.

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Click through the report's build options tabs and adjust as necessary. This example includes a Sort Tab

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Click the Done button to generate the Finished Report Window. (To instead queue the report to run in the background or pull at a later time, click the Queue button when your settings are complete.)

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If you like the report format, use the Alter Criteria button to make final adjustments and the Run Again button to pull the most up to date information from the system. If you need a different final report format, use the Run Similar button to find a different report that uses the same criteria.

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Interact with the finished report as needed via Theatre Manager by clicking the blue hyperlinks on the the Finished Report Window, which will open the corresponding item detail window/

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To save the report for future reference, click the Email or Print button to send or to print the report. To save the report as a local PDF, click the PDF button.