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Creating reports on data is an important part of any business and Workflow provides a reporting database for you to install that is specially designed to facilitate reporting and analysis. You can use any valid reporting tool with the reporting database and you have the flexibility to design your own ad-hoc reports.
Default Reporting Schedule Editor
The Default Reporting Schedule editor is used to configure a connection with your reporting database, and to configure the synchronization schedule between the production and reporting databases. Synchronizing the two databases allows you to run up-to-date reports on your data.

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Data Administration
- Data Administration Introduction
- Electronic Signatures and Audit Trails
- Data Sources
- Archives
- Custom Property Types
- Transferring Workflow
- Reporting
  - Reporting
    Creating reports on data is an important part of any business and Workflow provides a reporting database for you to install that is specially designed to facilitate reporting and analysis. You can use any valid reporting tool with the reporting database and you have the flexibility to design your own ad-hoc reports.
    - Reporting Database Replication
      Workflow includes an option to install a reporting database. This database can be used with any valid reporting tool, and allows you to build ad-hoc reports on up-to-date data that you synchronize from your production database.
    - Default Reporting Schedule Editor
      The Default Reporting Schedule editor is used to configure a connection with your reporting database, and to configure the synchronization schedule between the production and reporting databases. Synchronizing the two databases allows you to run up-to-date reports on your data.
      - Access the Default Reporting Schedule Editor
      - Configure the reporting database
        After initially installing the reporting database, you can change the configuration information you provided as part of that process.
      - Manually synchronize databases
      - Synchronize databases using scheduled events
        Synchronizing databases allows you to run reports on up-to-date data.
      - Activate and deactivate a synchronization event
    - Reporting Datamart Tutorial
    - Post-Installation Checks for Reporting
    - Microsoft Reporting Service Samples Files

Default Reporting Schedule Editor

The Default Reporting Schedule editor is used to configure a connection with your reporting database, and to configure the synchronization schedule between the production and reporting databases. Synchronizing the two databases allows you to run up-to-date reports on your data.

The following table describes the information available on the Default Reporting Schedule Editor:

Attribute	Value	Description
Server Name	User-defined	Specifies the instance name of your reporting SQL Server.
Use a Specific User Name and Password check box	User-defined	Select this check box if you configured your reporting database to use SQL Server Authentication. If this check box is cleared, Windows Authentication/Integrated Security is used.
User Name	User-defined	Specifies the user name to use for SQL Server Authentication. This field is available only when the Use a Specific User Name and Password check box is selected.
Password	User-defined	Specifies the password for SQL Server Authentication. This field is available on when the Use a Specific User Name and Password check box is selected.
Manual Synchronization: Synchronize NOW	N/A	Click to manually synchronize your databases and to run a report on current data. Manual synchronization is performed when you are between synchronization events and want to run a report on current data. This button is not available if there are unsaved changes to the Reporting Schedule Editor.
Synchronization Events: Browse	N/A	Click to open the Universal Browser where you can locate and select an event configured for synchronizing your reporting and production databases. If you no longer want to use a specific event, click the Delete button.
Activation: Activate/Deactivate	N/A	Click to activate the synchronization event you selected. Database synchronization does not occur until the schedule event is activated. To deactivate a schedule event, click this button when it displays Deactivate.