Report types

When you add a report in the Reports Manager, a blank report is created with the default title New Report. To define the properties of the report, select the New Report node and edit the information that is displayed. The settings that you enter depend on the report type.

This table describes the report types that are available.

Report type Description Notes
Attachment Shows an attachment that is stored in an IPS provider.

See "Attachments" under "System Administration" in the Infor Public Sector User and Administration Library.

Static attachment, not a true report.
Birst Birst is Infor's business intelligence and analytics platform.

See "Analytics for Birst" in the Infor Public Sector Installation and Technical Reference Library.

For analytics.
File System Shows a specified file on the application server. Static file, not a true report.
Formula Creates a report based on a VB.NET formula. For operational reporting.

A formula report can be used to aggregate data that is not possible with other reporting types. It can be used within Map Drawer to generate reports based on spatial data.

IDM Document Output Shows a simple single-field report from Infor Document Management. For operational reporting.
Infor Reporting Infor Reporting is Infor's implementation of Cognos Analytics. For operational reporting.
Note: A limit of 50,000 rows is enforced for Infor Reporting reports.
Keyword Keyword reports are generated by Infor Public Sector's data export engine based on keywords that you define in the Keyword Manager.

See "Correspondence" in the Infor Public Sector User and Administration Library.

For operational reporting.
URL Report Calls any URL with dynamic parameters. For operational reporting.