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ReportPortal is a client application that provides access to various data sources over the Internet. The application requires no client side software other the Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher.

The application offers a role based security model. User and roles can be assigned to reports and folders as a reader, approver or as a publisher . Microsoft Analysis Services allows the security to be implemented on the data cell level. To implement this, Analysis Services has to be properly set up .

Report usage logging will record any activity performed by users including: creating, editing, changing security options, viewing and deleting.

ReportPortal supports localization and customization using dynamic style themes.

The application is written using Microsoft technologies: JavaScript AJAX, ASP.NET, VB.NET, and Microsoft SQL Server. It also uses Microsoft XML for Analysis for OLAP data access.

ReportPortal provides access to Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services OLAP data using the following reports:

Report Type	Description
OLAP report	A pivot table that lets user design the report online by dragging and dropping measures, dimensions and levels. This report provides: Three data navigation modes: Drill-down , Expand and Expand All Advanced charting including map and combination charts Ability to add and use calculated measure Ability so save and reuse MDX named sets between reports Filtering by single or multiple member, date picker or value Member search MDX support Member properties support Actions support Cell Write-Back support Comments – for the entire report or a cell Conditional formatting Export to: Excel and HTML Ability to limit set to top (bottom) N members Drillthrough to detail Ability to display empty items Ability to auto sum, average, min or max Ability to transpose axis (swap rows for columns) Sorting Percentages Paging Printing Email Snapshot Zoom-in
Microsoft OWC (Office Web Components) report	A pivot table that lets user design the report online by dragging and dropping measures, dimensions and levels. This report requires that Microsoft Office Web Components are installed on the client machine. The application will detect and help install the required components. This report provides: Charting Filtering by single or multiple member or value Ability to add and use calculated measure (XP and up) Ability to limit set to top (bottom) N members (XP and up) Sorting Percentages Ability to create and use disconnected report (local cube) Member search MDX support Member properties support Actions support Cell Write-Back support Comments – for the entire report or a cell Export to: Excel, HTML and GIF Drillthrough to detail Printing Email Snapshot
Analysis Services 2005 KPI report	This report lets users view Key Performance Indicators created in the Analysis Services 2005. This report provides: Filtering by single or multiple member Ability to link a KPI to an external report Export to HTML Printing Email
Data mining report	This report lets user browse data mining models created in the Analysis Services. This report provides: Decision Tree and Clustering Mining Model Export to HTML Paging Printing Email

ReportPortal provides Data Visualization reports for OLAP data using the following reports:

Report Type	Description
Pie-Chart report	Pie-Chart report gives the ability to visualize multiple dimensions on a single page.
Bar-Chart report	Bar-Chart report gives the ability to visualize multiple dimensions on a single page. This information visualization method allows more than one measure can be selected as opposed to only a single measure for Pie-Chart Tree.
Tree Map report	Tree-Map report gives the ability visualize a lot of data on a single page. The user can select two levels (detail and grouping) and two measures (size and color).

ReportPortal provides access to Relational Data Sources using the following reports:

Report Type	Description
ROLAP report	A pivot table that lets user design the report online by dragging and dropping measures, dimensions and levels. This report provides: Two data navigation modes: Drill-down and Expand Advanced charting including map and combination charts Ability to design cubes online Filtering by single or multiple member, textbox, checkbox or date picker Provides access to multiple databases: Sql Server, Access, MySql, Oracle, and DB2. SQL Support Aggregation of fact table can be created or used Fact table partition support Printing Email Export to: Excel and HTML
SQL report	A tabular report that is designed online by using an SQL builder. This report provides: SQL Builder (supports stored procedures and functions) SQL Tutorial Filtering with dropdown, textbox or checkbox Printing Email Export to Excel Snapshot Zoom-in
Crystal report	This report allows viewing of Crystal Reports. This report supports: Multiple versions of Crystal Reports: 8.0 and up Filtering with dropdown, textbox or checkbox
Reporting Services report	This report allows designing and viewing of Microsoft Reporting Services reports. This report provides: Basic Report Builder (supports groupings) Using existing Reporting Services reports using URL Access

ReportPortal also provides other reports to help you Organize information:

Report Type	Description
Dashboard report	Dashboard report puts multiple reports on a single web page. This report provides: Tabs support Ability to drag sub-report inside of a tab and across tabs. Filters for OLAP Report Option to have horizontal and vertical report groups for each tab Ability to resize of groups and sub-reports Ability to apply a style theme for a report. Dashboard classic supports absolute positioning of each sub report.
Key Performance Indicators (KPI) Report	KPI report gives the ability do design and view KPI reports. This report provides: Ability to design a KPI based on existing OLAP or SQL report Goal value can be based on a report or just a number Ability so elect from a range of icons Ability to define green-to-yellow and yellow-to-red thresholds Ability to link a KPI to an external report Comments for each KPI Refreshing for each KPI
File upload	Any file type can be uploaded into the application. The file is stored in the database.
Hyperlink	A hyperlink can be created to an external page. It has all the properties of a report. The hyperlink can be a web folder.