Incorporated Management Reports
Overview
MediaStats, our incorporated management reports tool, is a web based front end for the standard business reporting tool - Crystal reports. Crystal Reports gives reporting compatibility with most databases making it a true Enterprise-wide reporting solution.
From high level finance professionals through senior management to front end users, MediaStats is designed to allow authorised users to access and run reports that have been created in Crystal Reports. Reports are run in a web-based environment, presenting users with real time raw data and graphical representations of complex sets of figures for instant analysis.
Full integration between Crystal Reports and MediaStats means that users can enter parameters to define the yield of the report while results can be grouped and totaled, with drill down functionality.
Features
MSL's MediaStats solution offers numerous benefits to your business. These include:
- MediaStats is browser based
- Each user has a login - logins and passwords are protected
- MediaStats provides a central repository for report organization
- Reports can be run real time
- Uses business-standard reporting tool - Crystal Reports
- Full Crystal Reports integration including parameters, grouping, graphical representation and drill down functionality
- Multiple export formats (RTF, Excel, PDF, CSV, Word, text file)
- Report preview functionality
- Access and usage logs for better housekeeping
- Reports can be managed and written in-house
ROI Potential
- Provides control to management so that correct business decisions are made based on real time data analysis
- Self-service reporting - users can run the reports they require themselves
- Better reports management saves time when maintaining existing reports and deploying new reports
Additional Applications
Budget Upload
Ability to write or update budget / target figures into a database. Analysis reports can then be written to analyse budget v actual figures with a push of a button without need for complicated Excel pivot tables. Budget figures can be updated by those with permission over the web and the report users need only to refresh to see the latest figures.
- Enables management to have an at-a-glance view of departmental / team / publication achievements.
- Helps a team work together to achieve their set of measurable goals
AdNavigator
AdNavigator is an instant "ad hoc" query list with a wide range of optional parameters to search for data in the database. The lists and totals provided are quick, accurate and real-time offering the sales staff a cost effective solution to viewing booking information in real time from the advertising database.
- Enables management to have an at-a-glance view of departmental / team / publication achievements.
- Helps a team work together to achieve their set of measurable goals
KPI Engine (Key Performance Indicator)
Key performance indicator (KPI) is a tool used to measure an entity's progress towards your stated target. The comparison data set is presented to the end user or management user via a "traffic light" set of indicators showing them quickly and intuitively where the business or part of the business is meeting or falling short of predicted targets. KPI's support drill down to list functionality.
- Enables management to have an at-a-glance view of departmental / team / publication achievements.
- Helps a team work together to achieve their set of measurable goals
