Custom Reports and Dashboards
You can implement custom reports and dashboards in without using QAD Business Intelligence, as long as you have installed the following components:
• QAD .NET UI
• QAD ReportNet Bundle, delivered with the QAD .NET UI
• Cognos 8.2
Use the following workflow to implement custom reports and dashboards.
1 Set up the QAD report server after installing Cognos 8.2.
2 Create reports and dashboards using Cognos Report Studio. See User Guide: Cognos BI 8 Report Studio for details.
3 Configure report settings and perform report synchronization using programs on the Report Setup Menu:
a Use Report Control (36.4.21.24) to configure report server settings and view or modify URL parameters.
b Use Report Synchronization (36.4.21.2) to synchronize reports between the system and the report server.
c Use Report Parameter Synchronization (36.4.21.4) to synchronize report parameters in the system with the report server.
4 Create menu entries for the new reports using Menu System Maintenance (36.4.4).