Users can generate reports based
on the scorecards which are registered against
their user name, and can also choose to create
benchmark reports against other scorecards in
the database.
To generate reports or benchmarks
the user first has to choose which type of scorecard
to use: entry level, intermediate or full global
ECR scorecard. It is not possible to generate
reports or benchmarks which mix scorecard types.
Reporting tools allow the user
to select which scorecards to include in the report
either by selecting individually from a list or
by setting a number of selection criteria. The
selection criteria operate on the information
provided in the profile screen of each scorecard.
The user can select to produce
the report at summary level or at detailed level
and can choose to have the output as a table or
as a graph. In some circumstances, the table can
be downloaded as a comma separated variable (.csv)
file for further analysis in a spreadsheet.
Benchmark requests follow the
same logic as report requests except that the
user can set the criteria for selecting which
scorecards to include in the benchmark analysis.
Again the user can select summary or detail and
can select table or graphical output. The output
compares the user's scorecards with those found
in the database which match the criteria set.
A minimum number of 5
matches is required before a benchmark request
can be granted.