Following methods can be used to work with reports:

• Print the Report: Menu Path: File --> Print Menu or Ctrl+P shortcut keys --> Print Dialog Box Select Printer/Page etc.
• Fax the Report: Menu Path: File --> Print Menu or Ctrl+P shortcut keys --> Print Dialog Box Select Fax/Page etc.
• Email the Report: Menu Path: File --> Send Menu --> Page by E-mail --> Enter email address & subject.
• Save the Report: Menu Path: File --> Save As Menu --> Select Network location & filename. (This file can be open for editing using MS Word or Excel. Data contained in this file can also be directly imported into databases)
• Edit the Report: Menu Path: File --> Edit with Microsoft Frontpage (If frontpage is installed) or View --> Source

Methods of generating ERPWEB Reports with user access and workflow:

This method is to directly link EXCEL Report file to ERPWEB using Create Report CASE Tool of ERPWEB.

• Goto ERPWEB Report Manager & click on Create Report Link.

• In Report Name text box supply appropriate report name.

• In Report URL address supply file name with URL for customized or 3rd party reports formats (*.xls, *.doc, *.asp).

• If you are creating customized reports with 3rd party Reporting Tools select "Manual Report File" option.

• If you are creating automatic reports with help of ERPWEB select Tabular or Columnar Report Formats. In this report format you need to specify via which SQL this report will bring data from ERPWEB Database Server.

• Select under which document you want to link this report as menu. This will group report under particular Department --> Procedure --> Document --> ReportName

• Select which user will access this reports by default. You can create more users access from ERPWEB Workflow Manager.

Following 3rd Party Reporting Tools can be used to create ERPWEB Reports:

1. Seagate Crystal Reports - Report Designer tool

2. Microsoft Visual Studio IDE - .NET device independent web reporting tools

3. Microsoft SQL Server - Database Reporting Tools

• MS English Query  - Plain English Search
• MS Query Analyzer - SQL Search
• MS OLAP Services - Decision Support Services
• HTML, XML & Internet Support Services
• DTS - Data Transformation Services

5. Microsoft Office Tools - Document Authoring Suite

• Microsoft Word - Word processor
• Microsoft Excel - Spreadsheet
• Microsoft Power Point - Presentation
• Microsoft Access - Report Writer
• Microsoft Outlook - Reports in email
• Microsoft Visio - Diagramming/UML Tool
• Microsoft Project - PERT/CPM Project Mgmt. Tool
• Microsoft FrontPage - Website Designer
• Microsoft Digital dashboard - Personal Mgmt. Tool
• Microsoft Share point - Team work Mgmt. Tool

6. Sun Star Office - Document Authoring Suite

• StarOffice Writer: editing, formatting, collaboration, long documents, mail merge, and printing
• StarOffice Calc: data entry, formatting, calculations, functions, and data analysis tools
• StarOffice Impress: creating, organizing, designing, and delivering presentations
• StarOffice Draw and Image: lines, objects, colors, text, vector drawings, and raster graphics in popular formats like JPG and GIF
• StarOffice Web: browsing the Internet, creating HTML documents, hyperlinks, converting other StarOffice formats to HTML, WebCast presentations, FTP, and animated text and graphics
• StarOffice Schedule: event and task management, views and filters, notifications, workgroup scheduling, and PalmPilot synchronization
• StarOffice Mail and Address Book: email, newsgroups, and contacts management

7. IBM's Lotus - Document Authoring Suite

• WordPerfect: Word processor
• Lotus 1-2-3 : Spreadsheet
• Lotus Notes: Groupware Mgmt. Tool
• K-Center: Personal Mgmt. Tool