In writing, a report is a document characterized by information or other content reflective of inquiry or investigation, which is tailored to the context of a given situation and audience. The purpose of reports is usually to inform. However, reports may include persuasive elements, such as recommendations, suggestions, or other motivating conclusions that indicate possible future actions the report reader might take. Reports can be public or private, and often address questions posed by individuals in government, business, education, and science. Reports often take the structure of scientific investigation: Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion (IMRAD). IMRAD is an Acronym for I ntroduction M ethods R esults A nd D iscussion IMRAD is an Acronym for I ntroduction M ethods R esults A nd D iscussion They may sometimes follow a problem-solution structure based on the audience's questions or concerns. As for format, reports range from a simpler format with headings to indicate topics, to more complex formats including charts, tables, figures, pictures, tables of contents, abstracts, summaries, appendices, footnotes, hyperlinks, and references. A chart or graph is a type of Information graphic, that represents tabular numeric data and/or functions. A table is both a mode of Visual communication and a means of arranging Data. A floating block, also called a figure, in Writing and Publishing is any graphic text table or other representation that is unaligned from the main An image (from Latin imago) or picture is an artifact usually two-dimensional that has a similar appearance to some subject &mdashusually A table of contents usually headed simply "Contents" is a list of the parts of a book or Document (including Acts of Parliaments) organized in the order An abstract is a brief summary of a research article Thesis, review conference proceeding or any in-depth analysis of a particular subject or discipline The main purpose of such a simplification is to highlight the major points from the genuine (much longer subject e A footnote (or bootnote) is a note of text placed at the bottom of a page in a book or document In computing a hyperlink is a Reference or Navigation element in a Document to another Section of the same document or to another In general a reference is a relation between objects in which one object designates by linking to another object

Types of reports include:

scientific reports, recommendation reports, white papers, annual reports, auditor's reports, workplace reports, census reports, trip reports, progress reports, investigative reports, budget reports, policy reports, demographic reports, credit reports, appraisal reports, inspection reports, military reports, etc. A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that often addresses problems and how to solve them The Auditor's report is a formal Opinion, or Disclaimer thereof issued by either an Internal auditor or an independent External auditor as a This article deals with the general concept of the term credit history

Many textbooks discuss reports in greater detail. See Gerso minority report, final report, majority report, environmental recourt reports, error and other reports from software systems, etc. A software system is a System based on Software forming part of a Computer system (a combination of hardware and software n/Gerson's "Technical Writing: Process and Product," Lannon's "Technical Communication," and Blicq's "Technically—Write. "

Enterprise reporting

With the dramatic expansion of information technology, and the desire for increased competitiveness in corporations, there has been an increase in the use of computing power to produce unified reports which join different views of the enterprise in one place. Termed Enterprise Reporting, this process involves querying data sources with different logical models to produce a human readable report. In Mathematics, model theory is the study of (classes of mathematical structures such as groups, Fields graphs or even models One example would be to query the Human Resources databases and the Capital Improvements databases to show how efficiently space is being used across an entire corporation.

Enterprise Reporting is a fundamental part of the larger movement towards improved Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management. In writing a report is a document characterized by information or other content reflective of inquiry or investigation which is tailored to the context of a given situation and audience Business intelligence ( BI) refers to technologies applications and practices for the collection integration analysis and presentation of business Information and Knowledge Management (KM

Often implementation involves Extract, Transform and Load (See ETL) procedures into a reporting data warehouse and then use of one or more reporting tools. Extract Transform and Load ( ETL) is a process in data warehousing that involves extracting data from outside sources A data warehouse is a Repository of an organization's electronically stored data While reports can be distributed in print form or via email, they are typically accessed via a corporate intranet. Electronic mail, often abbreviated to e-mail, email, or originally eMail, is a Store-and-forward method of writing sending receiving An intranet is a private computer network that uses Internet protocols and network connectivity to securely share any part of an organization's information or operational

References

See also

• Enterprise Resource Planning
• Customer Relationship Management
• Enterprise Application Integration
• Decision Support System
• Management Information Systems
• Data quality
• BIRT Project, for open source Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools

Enterprise resource planning ( ERP) is the planning of how business resources (materials employees customers etc Customer relationship management ( CRM) is a term applied to processes implemented by a company to handle its contact with its customers Enterprise Application Integration (EAI is defined as the uses of Software and computer systems architectural principles to integrate a set of enterprise computer applications Decision support systems constitute a class of computer-based Information systems including knowledge-based systems that support Decision-making activities Management Information System ( MIS) is a subset of the overall Internal controls of a business covering the application of people documents technologies and procedures Data quality is the Quality of Data. Data are of high quality "if they are fit for their intended uses in Operations Decision making and The Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools (BIRT Project is an Open source software project that provides reporting and Business intelligence capabilities

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