Reporting Models

FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Reporting supports two reporting models:

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Classic Reporting (traditional FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications reports)—FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Classic reporting generates reports using the Transactional Reporting data model. Classic reporting provides a variety of report configurations that you can modify, but it requires more data processing per report. If you need to generate a report based on a considerable amount of data, you can use FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications’s report scheduler, which enables you to schedule the report to run at a specified time (for example, overnight) and view the report later. Classic reports are static and are not interactive. See {Hyperlink}Chapter 1, “Classic Reporting.”{Default ¹ Font}

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Flexera Analytics (Cognos reporting)—FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications includes access to Cognos reporting functionality, which provides quick, online review of historical data. Cognos uses a different structure to model data than that used for classic reporting, and can deliver reports more quickly. Many Flexera Analytics reports offer drill-down capability, which enables you to click through to see more detailed data for a piece of report data. Flexera Analytics also provides custom reporting capability, which enables you to design your own specialized reports.

Important:FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications Foundation Edition does not include Flexera Analytics.

For more information, see {Hyperlink}Chapter 1, Flexera Analytics Reporting{Default ¹ Font}. Cognos documentation for both Query Studio and Report Studio is available from the Cognos Web site at www.cognos.com.