HR Cognos BI Report Catalog Help - REPORT OVERVIEW

After selecting the arrow > next to the report on the Search or Filter page, the Report Overview page will appear.  

A.  Report Overview:

1. Title.  The title of the report.
2. Location.  The folder location the report is available from the Business Intelligence tile within EBS.
3. Description.  A brief description of the report. 
4. Report Prompts.  The report prompts available to identify parameters and sets of data to be included in the report results. 
5. Report Sort or Filter Options.  If applicable, will indicate if the HTML version of the report includes additional Sort or Filter options. 
6. Role Needed for Access.  Specifies the security role required to access and generate the report. 
7. Included in the Report.  If applicable, will indicate if Temp, On-Call, Student, Graduate Assistants, or No-Pay employees are included or any other specific employment details needed for inclusion. 
8. Excluded in the Report.  If applicable, will indicate if Temp, On-Call, Student, Graduate Assistants, or No-Pay employees are excluded or any other specific employment details needed for exclusion.

B.  Report Details.  Select the Report Details button to display the detailed report documentation from the hr.msu.edu website in a separate browser window.  Select Report Details under Quicklinks for more details. 

C.  Select the arrow < to go back to the Search or Filter page you started from.  Your original search criteria will remain intact.  Select the Main Menu button to return to the Main Menu.