Authority Statistical Reports

Authority statistical reports produce aggregated statistical data from the PolarisTransactions database. The transaction statistics relate to the creation, modification, and deletion of authority records.

Important: To gather transaction data used in SimplyReports statistical reports, Polaris must be set up to log the appropriate transactions. For every type of transaction you want to include in a statistical report, transaction logging must be set to Yes in the Transaction Logging database table in Polaris Administration. The transactions are logged from the point you turn the logging function on. See “Collecting Transaction Statistics” in the Polaris staff client help.

For general information on creating, saving, and running statistical reports, see Create a statistical report.

Important: For statistical reports, the Run report now checkbox is not selected and the Execution timeout is set to 300 seconds or 5 minutes. Innovative Interfaces recommends that you do not change these settings because running statistical reports when the library is open may slow your system’s performance. When you are finished setting up a statistical report, save it and schedule it to run after hours. See Create a statistical report.

To create an authority statistical report

Select the Authorities tab and select the Authority statistical reports subtab.

Tip: To clear your selections on a subtab, click the subtab heading. The subtab settings revert to the default settings.

Select a statistical category in the Statistical categories box. The selection in the Statistical categories box determines the categories that appear in the Available subcategories box.
Select a subcategory in the Available subcategories box. The selection in the Available subcategories box determines which filters are activated.
Select the report type in the Report type box.

Note: The selection in the Report type box determines the available selections in the Detail level box. If you select General summary in the Report type box, no report detail levels apply.

If applicable, select the details for the report in the Detail level box.

Tip: To select all the transacting branches for a parent library organization, select Library quick pick.

Select the focus of the report by selecting Run report by transacting organization only, Include transacting user detail, or Include transacting workstation detail.
Select the transacting branch or branches, and specify the branch detail by selecting Include branch name, Include branch abbreviation, Include branch ID, or Combine branch totals.
If you selected Include transacting user detail or Include transacting workstation detail, select one or more entries in the User or Workstation list.
To specify a date range for the transactions, select Date range and select dates using the calendar in the Start date and End date boxes.
To specify a period of time relative to the report run date, select Relative date. Then, type a number, and select Days, Months, or Years. For more information, see Create a statistical report.
Select the file type in which to save the report: Text file or Excel file.
Click Submit to save the report output.

Note: If you selected Run report now at the top of the window, the Report Preview window appears. You can download the report, save the report parameters, or put the records in a record set. See Preview a report.

If you did not select Run report now, select Save report parameters for later use.
Type a name and description for the report, and click Submit. The following message appears: Your report: name of report has been saved.
To see the saved report, click the My Reports tab, and select the report type in the list box. The report appears in the list. For more information, see Using Saved Reports.