InetSoft Product Information: Reporting Software - Auditing Report Asset Dependencies

InetSoft's reporting software provides multiple tools to gauge and improve performance. Users can audit report asset dependencies and allocate resources accordingly. View the information below to learn more about the Style Intelligence solution.

You can produce an audit report for asset dependencies. Asset dependency information describes, for each asset, the other assets which it itself requires, and the assets which require it. The audited assets include every reporting unit, not only worksheets and Viewsheets.

The schedule on which the dependency report is generated can be configured from the 'Repository' > 'Asset Dependency' node under the Server tab, which opens the 'Asset Dependency Configuration' page. A database must first be specified in the 'Configuration' > 'Database' age under the Server tab.

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To configure a regular asset dependency audit, follow these steps:

1. Enter a time in the 'Check asset dependencies at' field.

2. Press the 'Create Schema' button, and press 'Apply.' A schema needs to created in cases where the database has been changed from the default database (under 'Configuration' > 'Database' in the Server tab).

3. To delete the schema, click the 'Delete Schema' button, and press 'Apply.'

The asset dependency audit can also be run on demand from the 'Scheduled Tasks' node under the Server tab. Select the __check assets dependency__ task from the task list, and press the 'Run Now' button.

The results of the asset dependency audit can be viewed under the 'Repository' node of the Audit tab. Select either the 'Dependent Assets' or 'Required assets' node to obtain the desired view into the audit database.

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Tthere are a couple of things to highlight here. Some of the BPM vendors, themselves, have recognized the need to link in key metrics and be able to monitor and measure information and provide that as a base capability in a BPM solution, so several of the BPM vendors have licensed BI technology which speaks to the uniqueness of what BI software can deliver in providing that up to date set of analytics, dashboards, and reporting specifically related to processes.

Part of the challenge with deploying a BPM system is not all your processes are being managed by this particular solution. Ad hoc processes within an organization and the data related to those processes is spread across multiple operational data sources that need to have information extracted and correlated and aggregated together to provide a single key metric that the rest of the organization can really determine how well they are performing to.

So it is important first of all to make sure that you’re actually pulling that information that might spread across multiple systems and data sources into a centralized system and then be able to process that in real-time, or near real-time in some type of event based system – event based in the sense that you are able to essentially be notified when some piece of information has changed and then be able to notify the respective people giving them that information in their KPI dashboards or management reports.

Then of course if appropriate, be able to create some type of alert to take corrective action. The bottom line is that the people who are actually often the people involved in monitoring dashboards and measuring these processes are the ones that often have not had that information at their finger tips. And they need to have it presented in a way that is related to the way they do their day to day jobs and be able to know how well they are performing their job, and if there is a problem be able to be responsive and be able to be empowered to take corrective action when there is a problem." - Luke Liang, CEO, InetSoft

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