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An active report is a report that is designed for offline analysis. When using an active report, you can:
- Interact with the data, using analysis options similar to those found in an Excel workbook, without any connection to a server. Analysis options include filtering, sorting, charting, and much more.
- Work offline without any additional plug-ins or programs. An active report is a self-contained report, meaning that it contains all the data and JavaScript™ within the HTML output file. Packaging the data and the interactive functions in the HTML file also makes the output highly compressible for e-mail and transparent to security systems.
- Save the report on
a local machine with active report functionality. Since no connection
to a server is required to view the data or use the analysis options,
you can save and use the report anywhere.
Performance may vary across browsers due to browser-specific memory limitations. For very large reports, Internet Explorer® may produce an error. For more information, refer to the Microsoft® Web site.
When working with an active report, you can:
- Filter or highlight data.
- Sort data within any column in ascending or descending order.
- Apply calculations to columns and choose the location at which to display results.
- Control the display of data by hiding columns, freezing columns, limiting the number of rows per page, and using graphic visualization to compare column values.
- Create a variety of simple or advanced charts (pie, line, bar, or scatter) and Rollup Tables.
- Apply a global filter to multiple reports within the same HTML page.
- Export report data and chart data.
- Restore original report settings.
The following image shows an HTML active report. The pop-up menu is open for the Quantity column, with the Avg Calculate operator selected.
