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Target Reports V All Tabs

Use this page to Add Target Reports.

NOTE: Bulk Execution has been enabled on this page. Refer to Use Bulk Execution for more information.

To access this page in Transform:

  1. Click the Targets icon on the Process Area Launch page.
  2. Click the Reports icon for a Target.

Field

Description

Execute

Click to run the selected target report immediately in the foreground.

Reset

Click to reset the processing status if a process fails for the selected target report.

Publish

Click to publish the selected report(s) to report delivery pages.

Unpublish

Click to unpublish the selected report(s) from report delivery pages.

Debug

Click to open the Debug – Breakpoints page to add breakpoints to steps in the process for the selected target, including target rules and target reports. Use breakpoints to debug issues with failed processing.

Refer to Debug Rules and Reports using Breakpoints for more information.

Remove From Report Delivery

Click to remove the selected report from all Report Delivery pages and reset the run history metrics.

PRIORITY

Displays the order in which the target report is processed.

STATUS

Displays the status of the target report.

REPORT TYPE

Displays the report type.

TARGET REPORT

Displays the name of the view in SQL corresponding to the target report.

DESCRIPTION

Displays a description of the target report.

ACTION ON

Displays the last date the report was run.

RECORD COUNT

Displays the number of records on the target report.

DURATION

Displays the amount of time Transform took to process the selected target report. If the field is empty, the target report has not been processed.

NOTE: If a process takes less than 0.5 seconds to run, the duration in the DURATION field is 0.

PUBLISH

If checked, the report is published to the report delivery pages if the PUBLISH check boxes are checked at both the individual report level and the level of processing in Transform.

A new 'Historical Record Count' is recorded and displayed on the report delivery pages (with a new RunID) when the PUBLISH check box is checked at the report level and Transform is processed at any level.

NOTE: If Publish is unchecked, only see the Publish, Implication and Recommendation fields display. If Publish is enabled, the Publish, Business User Priority, Sensitive, Implication, Recommendation and Business User Assignment fields display.

NOTE: If Publish is unchecked, only see the Publish, Implication and Recommendation fields display. If Publish is enabled, the Publish, Business User Priority, Sensitive, Implication, Recommendation and Business User Assignment fields display.

Refer to Publish Reports to Report Delivery Pages for more information.

TR

Click to open the Target Remediation Overview page to view details about remediation rules applied to an error report. If the icon is active, a remediation rule has been applied to the selected report and the page displays. If the icon is not active, no remediation rule has been applied to the selected report and the page does not display.

Refer to View Remediation Rule Information for more information.

View Report

Click to view the Target Reports page to view all columns captured on the report.

Queue

 

Click to open the Monitor page to monitor the background job processes for the selected target report. If a report has no data to process, this icon is disabled.

Refer to Monitor Jobs for more information.

Target Reports V All Tabs

Target Reports H

This page has the following tabs:

General tab

Field

Description

Reset

Click to reset the processing status if a process fails for the selected target report.

Debug

Click to open the Debug – Breakpoints page to add breakpoints to steps in the process for the selected target, including target rules and target reports. Use breakpoints to debug issues with failed processing.

Refer to Debug Rules and Reports using Breakpoints for more information.

Report Details

Target Report

Click the link to view the database name and the view definition for the SQL view corresponding to the selected target report.

Timeframe

Displays the timeframe for the report.

File Location

Click to download the report. If the reporthas not been processed, the icon is disabled.

Segment By Field

Displays the field in the report that Transform uses to create a separate report and a sub-directory for each value in this field.

Segments

Click to view the report arranged by the segment selected in Segment by Field. This icon is disabled if no value has been selected in the Segment by Field list box or if the report has not yet been processed.

Status Information

Priority

Displays the order the target report is processed.

Status

Displays the status of the target report.

Documentation tab

Field

Description

Specification Section

Displays the section of the specifications that correspond to the report. This is a free-form text field to store data and is not validated.

Description

Displays a description of the target report.

Comment

Displays user-entered comments about the selected target report.

Report Type

Displays the report type.

External Reference

Displays hyperlinks and supporting commentary that demonstrate the connection from data-related assets in the Stewardship Tier to external references in other platforms and applications.

Syniti recommends a Target Report be linked to a Term, Rule or Data Set in Syniti Cloud.

Remediation Information tab

Use this page to Correct Errors in Target Data with Fixed Remediation Rules.

Field

Description

Remediation

Click to open the Target Remediation page to register remediation rules, which are applied to target error reports to allow data to be loaded into a test environment.

Refer to View Remediation Rule Information for more information.

Fixed Remediation

Remediation Status

Displays the status of the fixed remediation rule.

Remediate Field

Displays the field to which the remediation rule is applied.

Remediate Value

Displays the value to be applied to the remediate field.

Remediation Comment

Displays user-entered comments about the remediation rule.

Fixed Remediation Results

Remediated Count

Displays the number of records affected by the remediation rule.

View Remediated

Click to open the Target Reports page and view the fields affected by the remediation rule.

Process Information

Field

Description

Action On

Displays the date Transform processed the selected target report.

Record Count

Displays the number of records on the selected target report.

Duration

Displays the amount of time Transform took to process the selected target report. If the field is empty, the target report has not been processed.

NOTE: If a process takes less than 0.5 seconds to run, the duration in the DURATION field is 0.

Process

Click to process the target report in the background. View the status of background processing on the Monitor page. 

Refer to Monitor Jobs for more information.

Sampling

Sample Method

Displays the method used on target audit (info type) reports to select random rows for the users to verify data. Sample Methods are set up in Transform under Configuration > Setup on the Sampling Methods (Setup) page.

Refer to Configure Sampling Methods for more information.

Sample Record Count

Displays the number of records retrieved using the sampling method.

Sample File Location

Click to download the sampled file. This file contains all the records prior to sampling. If sample criterion is met, the icon is enabled.

Sample Only

Click to view the sampled records only.

Advanced

Report Format

Displays whether the target report translates the column headings, list field names for column headings, or displays both. Field names in SAP are abbreviations in German.

Report Order By

Displays a field to sort the result set in the report.

Business User Settings tab

Field

Description

Publish

If enabled, the report is published to the report delivery pages. If not enabled, the report is not  published to the report delivery pages.

Refer to Publish Reports to Report Delivery Pages for more information.

Business User Priority

Displays the level of importance of the report when displaying it to a business user through the report delivery pages. The options are:

  • Critical
  • High
  • Low

NOTE: This field displays when the Publish check box is checked.

Sensitive

If checked, denotes that the report contains sensitive data that must be restricted from view.

If unchecked, all report content is displayed regardless of sensitivity.

Implication

Displays notes about what the implications of the report are.

Recommendation

Displays notes regarding recommendations for fixing the errors (if any) returned by the report.

Business User Assignment

Click to open the All Reports All Users page to assign or unassign business users access to the report and grant sensitive data access if necessary.

Refer to Assign a User to a Report  for more information.

Business User Segment Assignment

Click to open the Target Report Segments and Target Report Segment User Assignment pages to assign a user to a target report segment.

The icon only displays if Segment By Field is populated on the General tab and the Publish check box is enabled on the Business User Settings tab.

Refer to Assign a User to a Target Report Segment for more information.

NOTE: This field displays when the Publish check box is checked.

Data Assessment

NOTE: These fields are reserved for use by the Data Assessment team.

Field

Description

Candidate

If checked, reports to be considered for inclusion in the Data Assessment customer deliverable are highlighted.

Internal Comment

Displays comments reserved for use by the Data Assessment team. Not intended to be communicated to external users.

Comment Client Specific

Displays comments that are intended for reporting to the external users as a part of the Data Assessment.